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Young People In Japan Want Reactor Restarts And Are Hopeful Over Advanced Nuclear

By David Dalton
14 August 2026

Survey suggests support for government’s plans to revive sector after Fukushima

Young People In Japan Want Reactor Restarts And Are Hopeful Over Advanced Nuclear
Before the Fukushima disaster in 2011 Japan’s fleet of 54 nuclear plants generated about 30% of the country’s electricity. Courtesy IAEA.
Nearly 60% of 18-year-olds in Japan favour restarting nuclear power plants and replacing existing reactors with more than 70% hopeful about the potential of advanced innovative reactors, according to a survey.

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