Japan Adopts Plan to Make Maximum Use of Nuclear Power
12:10 JST, February 10, 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government Friday adopted a plan to make maximum use of nuclear power, in a bid to realize a carbon-free society while ensuring stable electricity supplies.
The basic plan for green transformation marks a departure from Japan’s policy of reducing its dependence on nuclear energy decided after the 2011 meltdowns at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
The plan also includes a target of achieving over ¥150 trillion in public and private investments for decarbonization over the coming 10 years.
To the end, the government adopted green transformation legislation so that it can procure funds for its share of the envisioned investments, which is projected at some ¥20 trillion.
Specifically, the government will issue green transformation transition bonds, which will be redeemed with funds procured through an envisioned carbon-pricing system collecting fees from companies for carbon dioxide emissions.
The basic plan calls for building next-generation nuclear reactors to replace decommissioned ones within the premises of the nuclear plants, ending a freeze on any projects to add, expand or replace reactors.
Japan will also change the rule that limits the operating life of reactors basically to 40 years but tolerates an extension to up to 60 years upon regulatory approval.
Under the plan, Japan will allow power companies to operate reactors beyond the 60-year limit by excluding periods when reactors are halted for safety inspections or other reasons.
The government plans to collect fees from fossil fuel importers set in accordance with the amounts of CO2 emissions resulting from the fuel use, starting in fiscal 2028.
From fiscal 2033, power companies will be required to buy emission credits through emission trading.
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