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Jul 12, 2024 · TOKYO: Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) hopes to finish construction of a long-delayed nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the first half of fiscal 2024, a company official said, as Japan looks to freeing storage space amid reactor restarts.
Jul 4, 2024 · Fast reactors play a central role in the nuclear fuel cycle, in which plutonium contained in spent fuel is extracted and reused. The government aims to construct test reactors, which would be...
Jul 1, 2024 · On June 25, after a four-month hiatus, a meeting was held by the Nuclear Energy Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy to discuss activities to establish the nuclear fuel cycle in Japan, among other issues.
Jun 28, 2024 · According to the outlook, the 2030 demand would be met by nuclear energy at 20–22 percent, renewables (including hydro) at 36–38 percent, and fossil fuels at 41 percent. The anticipated expansion of energy requirements necessitates a fresh look at which resources to leverage and to what extent.
10 hours ago · Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga nuclear power plant No.1 reactor is seen in Tsuruga, Fukui prefecture, July 2, 2011. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
Jul 1, 2024 · In order to reduce the volume of nuclear waste and provide materials for reuse in nuclear reactors, the first Japanese commercial spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant, operated by Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL), was built in Rokkasho Village, Aomori Prefecture, on the northern Pacific Ocean coast.
Jul 5, 2024 · An interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in the city of Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, is in the final phase of preparations before starting operation. With fuel storage pools at...
