Restarting reactors is the first step of another drastic reversal in the energy policy of the world’s third-largest economy and fifth-largest carbon emitter
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskThis will soon change. Onagawa recently received a safety sign-off from the new independent regulator set up in the wake of the disaster, thanks in part to the facility’s new 29-metre-high seawall. In 2020 local officials also gave their approval to a restart. Tohoku Electric, the plant’s operator, could begin generating power again by early next year .
As an island nation with scant natural resources, Japan has long been in a precarious position when it comes to energy. Heavy dependence on Middle Eastern oil fuelled Japan’s rapid economic growth after the second world war, then backfired during the oil crisis of 1973-74. That spurred Japan to expand its nuclear fleet, develop liquefied natural gas and make forays into renewable technologies under the banner of the “Sunshine Project”.
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