Japan Looks To Revitalize Nuclear Program

Japanese political leaders hope to revitalize the country’s nuclear program. It scaled back from more than 50 nuclear reactors to less than five after an earthquake caused a meltdown at the Fukushima reactors in 2011.

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Japan’s return to nuclear could affect Alaska’s chances at large scale exports of LNG, but factors such as cheap supplies in other countries may have a larger impact.