Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s advisory panel has authorized a plan to prolong the lifespans of nuclear reactors beyond 60 years and construct new units to replace decommissioned ones, undoing existing policies following the Fukushima disaster of 2011. This move mirrors a shift in public opinion as Japan, which depends hugely on imports, grapples with the possibility of blackouts amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis and extreme weather.
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