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        "msgid": "electricity-crisis-looms-japan-to-build-14-new-nuclear-reactors-1780671128",
        "date": "2026-06-05 21:20:00",
        "title": "Electricity Crisis Looms, Japan to Build 14 New Nuclear Reactors",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Japan plans to replace 14 ageing nuclear reactors by the 2050s to secure its national energy supply amid rising demand from AI and semiconductor industries. This marks the first time the government has outlined specific reactor replacement targets, reversing its post-Fukushima stance. The initiative aims to cut fossil fuel dependence and meet its 2050 carbon neutrality goal.",
        "content": "<p>The Japanese government plans to replace 14 ageing nuclear reactors\nby the 2050s, a bold step to secure national energy supply amidst\nTokyo\u2019s increasing embrace of atomic energy more than 15 years after the\nFukushima nuclear disaster. The plan, reported by the Ministry of\nIndustry and cited by AFP, comes as the government seeks to add power\ngeneration capacity to meet surging demand, particularly for new\ntechnologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), data centres, and\nsemiconductor factories. Under the draft plan, the ministry hopes to\nreplace up to five nuclear reactors in the 2040s, with a total of around\n14 reactors by the 2050s. Kyodo News called this momentum the first time\nthe Japanese government has outlined specific targets regarding nuclear\nreactor replacement in detail to the public. The strategic plan was\npresented at a ministry panel meeting today, with relevant ministers\nscheduled to review the draft later this summer. Japan previously\nestimated it would face a power shortfall of 5.5 million kilowatts by\nthe 2040s, equivalent to the energy generated by five modern nuclear\nreactors. Following the colossal earthquake and tsunami that triggered\nthe destruction of three reactors at the Fukushima plant in 2011, Japan\nhalted all nuclear power operations. Now, Tokyo is fully committed to\nreviving atomic energy to reduce fossil fuel dependency, achieve carbon\nneutrality by 2050, and meet soaring energy needs driven by AI\nexpansion.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/electricity-crisis-looms-japan-to-build-14-new-nuclear-reactors-1780671128",
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