Kansai Electric Power will start a survey early this month to assess whether it can build a new nuclear reactor in or near its Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/03/companies/kansai-electric-reactor-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #kepco #nuclearenergy #mihama #utilities #energy #fukui
@thejapantimes Hopefully it can be one of the liquid Thorium molten salt reactors, which reportedly have far less availability for weapons grade Plutonium enrichment.
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