TOKYO — Japan will take firm steps to restart idled nuclear power plants to make maximum use of nuclear power to stabilise energy prices and supply, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday (May 27).

"With priority in safety, we will take concrete steps to restart (plants), while the government is not considering to replace" existing nuclear power plants with newer facilities, Kishida told parliament.

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Fumio Kishida, Japan's prime minister, departs after a news conference following the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) leaders meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on May 24, 2022.

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TOKYO — Japan will take firm steps to restart idled nuclear power plants to make maximum use of nuclear power to stabilise energy prices and supply, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday (May 27). "With priority in safety, we will take concrete steps to restart (plants), while the government is not considering to replace" existing nuclear power plants with...

Japan to restart idled nuclear power plants, no plans to replace, says PM