Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings began the fifth round of the fiscal 2025 release of treated water from its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture into the ocean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/fukushima-water-discharge-fifth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #tepco #nuclearenergy #earthquakes

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will share its closely held nuclear tech to allow Seoul to build nuclear-powered submarines in the United States, a move that could have implications for Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-nuclear-powered-submarines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #southkorea #donaldtrump #nuclearenergy #submarines #asia #defense #leejaemyung #southkoreajapanrelations #nuclearweapons

Three workers may have experienced internal radiation exposure while working in a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, after radiation was detected in one of them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/japan/nuclear-plant-internal-exposure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #aomori #nuclearenergy

Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa told Tepco to pursue “coexistence” with the local community while safely dismantling the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/japan/meti-akazawa-fukushima-nuclear-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushimano1 #meti #tepco #nuclearenergy

Iran's economy is at risk of simultaneous hyperinflation and severe recession, as clerical rulers scramble to preserve stability with limited room to maneuver after a snapback of U.N. sanctions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/22/world/politics/iran-economic-un-sanctions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #nuclearweapons #nuclearenergy #middleeast

Tepco President Tomoaki Kobayakawa said Thursday that the company will consider decommissioning the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/tepco-kashiwazaki-reactor-scrap-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #niigata

Kansai Electric Power will assess the possibility of constructing new nuclear reactors in exchange for decommissioning aging units, with plans to carry out geological and other surveys in Mihama, Fukui Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/japan/kansai-electric-new-nuclear-reactors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kansaielectric #nuclearenergy #mihama

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) is considering decommissioning one or more reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan, excluding the No. 6 and No. 7 units. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/tepco-kashiwazaki-kariwa-decommissioning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #energy #nuclearenergy

An expert panel has called for Japan’s next-gen subs to be able to operate longer and strike targets from father away. Easier said than done, analysts say, amid an array of technical and political challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/japan-nuclear-submarines-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #defense #submarines #nuclearenergy #missiles #china #us #indopacific #pla

The woman expected to be Japan’s next prime minister is set to keep nuclear power at the core of the nation’s energy strategy, while reducing emphasis on readily available renewables like solar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/japan/politics/takaichi-focus-on-nuclear-energy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #nuclearenergy #renewables #solar

Japan may need to replace almost a sixth of its aging fleet of nuclear reactors or risk missing its 2040 energy targets, an industry organization has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/01/japan-aging-nuclear-reactors-replacement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #nuclearenergy #electricity

Iran’s clerical rulers are facing a grave crisis, caught between growing discontent at home and a stalled nuclear deal that together have left the country more isolated and divided. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/29/world/politics/iran-cleric-nuclear-deadlock/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #nuclearweapons #nuclearenergy #un #iaea

Kansai Electric Power is preparing to decommission the No. 1 and No. 2 units at its Gobo oil-fired thermal power station in Wakayama Prefecture, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/26/japan/kansai-electric-retirement-gobo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kepco #gobo #wakayama #nuclearenergy #energy #carbon #emissions #coal #oil

Kansai Electric Power says that it will complete a geological survey to build a safer next-generation nuclear reactor in Fukui Prefecture around 2030. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/18/japan/kansai-electric-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kepco #nuclearenergy #earthquakes #fukui #surveys

The U.S. and Britain will sign a deal to make it quicker for companies in both countries to build nuclear power stations when U.S. President Donald Trump visits this week, according to the U.K. government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/15/world/politics/us-uk-nuclear-tech-whisky-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #uk #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #nuclearenergy #whiskey #tech

Elliott Investment Management has taken a stake in Japanese regional utility Kansai Electric Power, according to a media report, in the latest move by activist shareholders to squeeze value from Japanese companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/10/companies/elliott-kansai-electric/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #elliottinvestmentmanagement#kepco #nuclearenergy

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings will bring forward a decision on the fate of the No. 1 to No. 5 reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/tepco-earlier-decision-on-decommissioning-reactors-in-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #nuclearenergy #niigata #kashiwazakikariwa

Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a U.S.-based nuclear fusion developer, wants to deploy a reactor in Japan in the late 2030s or early 2040s, in line with Tokyo's broader plans to adopt the potent, low-carbon energy source. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/04/companies/us-nuclear-fusion-firm-eyes-japan-reactor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies#commonwealthfusionsystems #nuclearenergy #tradinghouses

The U.N. nuclear watchdog's talks with Iran on how to resume inspections at sites cannot go on for months on end, its chief said, pushing for a deal as early as this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/world/un-nuclear-chief-iran-inspections/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #iaea #un#rafaelgrossi #nuclearweapons #nuclearenergy #iran

A failed referendum to restart a nuclear power plant will increase pressure on Taiwan’s leader to find ways to meet the island’s rising energy needs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-nuclear-energy-vote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #nuclearenergy