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

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

To combat climate change, a lot of countries are spending billions on new and different kinds of nuclear reactors.

The No. 1 reactor of the facility in Fukui Prefecture is the oldest operational nuclear power reactor in the country. It began commercial operation in November 1974 as the eighth commercial reactor in ...

Japan's nuclear watchdog formally decided Wednesday that a reactor in central Japan has failed to pass a safety review needed ...

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The restart of the boiling water reactor will be the second of such units since reactors of the same type were crippled in ...

The Nuclear Regulation Authority has determined that the No. 2 reactor of the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture does not meet its safety standards. The decision will block efforts ...

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has granted an operating licence for an off-site interim dry storage facility for used ...

Japan's nuclear regulator has officially granted permission for the country's first interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel to start operating.

October 2024 The Nuclear Regulation Authority approves Kansai Electric Power Company’s plans to continue operating Takahama Nuclear Power Station in Fukui Prefecture, Japan’s oldest nuclear ...

The decision is a setback for Japan as it seeks to accelerate reactor restarts to maximize nuclear power. The Nuclear ...