The policy says nuclear energy should account for 20 percent of Japan's energy supply in 2040, with renewables expanded to 40 ...

(Bloomberg) — Nuclear power is forecast to be the cheapest baseload electricity source in Japan in 2040, highlighting the government’s desire to restart the nation’s idled reactors. The cost of ...

Nuclear power is forecast to be the cheapest baseload electricity source in Japan in 2040, highlighting the government’s desire to restart the nation’s idled reactors. The cost of constructing ...

Nuclear previously accounted for roughly a third of Japan’s power mix, and all 54 of the nation’s reactors were taken offline following the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant.

TOKYO – Japan is decidedly ... to harnessing solar or wind power, and deep waters that are not favorable for wind turbines. The idea of restarting nuclear plants, meanwhile, has been politically ...

TOKYO — A government-commissioned panel of experts on Wednesday largely supported Japan's new ... the use of nuclear energy, reversing a phaseout policy adopted after the meltdown crisis at the ...

Japan wants renewable energy to account for up to 50% of its electricity mix by fiscal year 2040 with nuclear ... Thermal power usage, particularly from inefficient coal-fired power plants ...

Japan’s nuclear safety regulators have told the operator of a nuclear power plant in the area hit by a powerful New Year’s Day quake to study its potential impact. The Nuclear Regulation ...