FILE PHOTO: Security personnel stands guard in front of an entrance gate of Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai nuclear power station in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, August 7, 2015. "The emphasis has moved away from carbon emissions to energy security. This is the first revision since Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shifted the country's stance to favor nuclear power in 2022. But energy companies and industry are increasingly calling for greater use of nuclear power as geopolitical tensions raise the risk of energy supply disruptions and power price hikes. "We seek clarification in the next energy plan on maximizing nuclear power use for energy security and decarbonization, and on the need to replace and build new reactors to meet rising electricity demand," said Kansai Electric Power, Japan's biggest operator of nuclear energy.

Source: The Guardian June 05, 2024 07:50 UTC