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3 days ago

Japan drags its feet on nuclear energy recovery, 15 years after Fukushima accident

Japan is gradually restarting nuclear reactors after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, with 15 of 54 reactors now authorized to operate and supplying 9% of electricity, though public distrust and regulatory scrutiny remain significant obstacles.
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1 month ago

15 years after Fukushima, Japan prepares to restart the world's biggest nuclear plant

The activity around the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is reaching its peak: workers remove earth to expand the width of a main road, while lorries arrive at its heavily guarded entrance. A long perimeter fence is lined with countless coils of razor wire, and in a layby, a police patrol car monitors visitors to the beach one of the few locations with a clear view of the reactors, framed by a snowy Mount Yoneyama.
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