Japan’s nuclear industry set for revival

Japan is preparing to restart its fleet of mothballed nuclear reactors under a new safety regime introduced in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima
accident. Some 24 out of Japan’s 43 operable reactors have applied for restart permits
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REACTOR STATUS: As of July 23
Approved for restart
Awaiting approval to restart
Restart permit not applied for
Under construction
Decommissioning

200km 120 miles

HOKKAIDO Tomari Ohma PACIFIC OCEAN Higashidori Onagawa Kashiwazaki Kariwa Shika 
Tsuruga Mihama Takahama Shimane Genkai Fukushima Daiichi 
Accident site
Fukushima Daini Tokai Daini Tokyo Ohi Ikata Hamaoka 
HONSHU SHIKOKU KYUSHU
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Sendai Restart from mid-August
NET ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY FUEL

Nuclear 27% Renewable 11% Oil 7% Coal 25% Natural gas 30% Nuclear 1% Renewable 13% Oil 14%    
Coal 30% Natural gas 42%

Pre-Fukushima (2010)
Post-Fukushima (2013)
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Sources: World Nuclear Association, U.S. Energy Information Administration
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