The government released an annual energy report Tuesday that called for a return to nuclear power generation, saying increasing fuel costs for thermal power and a surge in CO2 emissions are reasons why Japan should power up its idled reactors.
The report reflects the pro-nuclear government’s latest national energy policy, which defined nuclear power as an “important base-load power source.”
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