A Restart for Japan’s Energy Policy?

Table of contents

• Executive Summary
• Background
  • Following Fukushima, Japan has been largely nuclear free
  • while energy policy has been in a state of flux and focused on the short-term
• New nuclear safety requirements have been released
  • Power utilities have now submitted applications to restart nuclear reactors
• Despite the applications, numerous uncertainties still surround nuclear and Japan’s wider energy policy
  • When will reactors restart?
  • Which reactors are on seismically active zones?
  • Will reactors be granted extensions to their 40 year operating design life?
  • Will some utilities face greater opposition to restarts than others?
  • How will fossil fuel demand be affected?
  • What will be the impact of the Upper House elections on July 21 st ?
• Implications and Conclusions
• Appendix:
• Japan Gas & Power Service
  • Key Features of the Service:
  • Key Benefits of the Service:

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• Reactor Type by Power Utility
• Reactor Type by Power Utility & Unrisked Capacity
• Corporate & regional reactor type and reactor application status

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