Japan formally adopts policy of using nuclear reactors beyond 60 years, alongside the building of new units to replace aging ones

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   >TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet formally adopted a policy on Friday that will allow for the operation of nuclear reactors beyond their current 60-year limit alongside the building of new units to replace aging ones as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions while ensuring adequate national energy supply.

   >The government’s “green transformation” policy features extensive use of nuclear power and marks a major policy shift for the country, which suffered a devastating nuclear disaster in 2011.

   >The Cabinet decision follows a meeting in late December where the policy was agreed upon.

   >The new policy will effectively extend the amount of time reactors can remain operational beyond 60 years by excluding time spent on inspections and other periods they are offline from consideration when calculating their total service life.

   ^1 Kyodo, 9 Feb. 2023 09:25 JST, https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/02/913e509a7958-cabinet-formally-adopts-policy-of-using-nuclear-reactors-beyond-60-yrs.html