Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region for a restart, ...

This is the first reactor barred in Japan under stricter safety protocols adopted after the Fukushima disaster.

The in-depth story of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster On March 11, 2011, the Japanese islands were struck by an ...

All of Japan’s 54 commercial nuclear power plants were shut down after the Fukushima disaster for safety checks and upgrades.

All of Japan’s 54 commercial nuclear power plants were shut down after the Fukushima disaster for safety checks and upgrades. Onagawa No. 2 was the 13th of the 33 still useable reactors to restart.

Growing demand for electricity, including to power the increased use of AI, is spurring on restarts of Japan’s nuclear power plants. On October 29, 2024, Tōhoku Electric Power Company brought ...

Then, this year, a series of disasters reminded many ... including an idled nuclear power plant. In August, a tremor in southern Japan prompted experts to warn that a long-anticipated megaquake ...