Japan looks to run nuclear reactors beyond 60-year limit to fight global warming

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2. The article and this headline seem wrong – first it talks about running the reactors “beyond 60 years” then later it says the limit in principle is 40 years but they can run safely for another 20 years with certain upgrades.

   I have heard the 40+20 multiple times… never heard about running them beyond 60 so it makes me think it is a typo or mistranslation. “Beyond 40, up to 60 years” makes more sense unless something is missing.

3. This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/08/660896401eda-japan-considers-allowing-nuclear-reactors-to-operate-beyond-60-years.html) reduced by 71%. (I’m a bot)
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   > Japan is considering constructing next-generation nuclear power plants to support its goals of reducing carbon emissions and providing a stable supply of electricity, sources close to the matter said Wednesday, marking a major shift in the government's no new nuclear energy policy.

   > The government, which may adopt this plan, is also expected to consider effectively extending the operational life of nuclear power plants by not including the periods in which they were shut down while under review by the Nuclear Regulation Authority.

   > Following the 2011 Fukushima disaster triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami, Japan introduced stricter safety standards limiting the operation of nuclear reactors to 40 years in principle.

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4. Turn them the fuck on already