#nuclear Berita
The island rules out reviving oldest reactor but begins process to assess feasibility of restarting two others as energy security concerns rise.
The country is targeting a balanced mix of nuclear and renewables as it develops new policies to support a transition in industrial manufacturing, said environment minister Kim Sung-hwan. He joined growing calls at COP30 for the transition away from fossil fuels.
Sampah
Japan’s nuclear waste debate takes key turn as pro-nuclear mayor wins re-election in Hokkaido
The election marks the first time a local leader has faced voters after completing a “literature survey”, the initial stage in identifying a permanent disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.
The bloc, whose energy demand is expected to nearly double by 2040, has been pursuing power grid integration since 1997 but technical and financial barriers have hampered progress. A new financing pact aims to change this.
#nuclear Opini
Thanks to a surge of innovation in circular economy technologies, ocean preservation is becoming an engine of industrial renewal and geopolitical resilience. But to unlock its full potential, those working in the blue economy need to change the narrative.
Vietnam’s renewed ambition of developing nuclear power plants to fuel its industrialisation drive – supported by strong elite consensus – faces several obstacles, including an unrealistic timeline and financial challenges.
A massive increase in solar power generation capacity is already putting Australia on the fast track to a 100 per cent renewable energy future.
Fourteen years on from the Fukushima disaster, nuclear power is back in favour, even in Japan. But renewable energy provides the best alternative to burning fossil fuels.
#nuclear Video
Traditional landowners say a plan to store radioactive waste near sacred Aboriginal sites is a desecration of their heritage.
New ad takes aim at Tepco’s lack of transparency on the water contamination at Fukushima’s nuclear site. Watch the video here:
Japanese firms venture into solar energy storage using discarded electric vehicle batteries, complementing the country's move to continue building more solar power plants.
