Japan Flips Nuclear Policy, Proposes Building New Plants
Its second object is to build new next-generation plants. Similar plants are being developed in the US by a company called X-Energy. Meanwhile, Bill Gates-backed TerraPower isbuilding one of its next-gen plants in Wyoming. Though approved by a panel, the policy still needs to be submitted to Japan’s Diet parliament. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party holds a majority in both of the Diet’s two houses. The turnaround reflects a changing perception of nuclear power over the decades....