Japan Approves New Policy to Maximize Nuclear Energy Use

Japan Approves New Policy to Maximize Nuclear Energy Use
A general view of radiation contaminated water tanks and the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant In Okuma, Japan, on Feb. 25, 2016. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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Japan’s government approved a new policy on Thursday to maximize nuclear energy use in a major turnaround after the country shut down most of its nuclear reactors in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

The nuclear reactor guidelines were approved by an advisory panel, which is led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan Times reported.