Energy
Technology would lower uranium import dependence but presents challenges
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency’s Monju, a prototype fast breeder reactor, was decommissioned in 2016. (Photo by Maho Obata)
KAZUNARI HANAWA
September 12, 2026 06:45 JST
TOKYO — Japan is weighing the construction of a next-generation fast breeder nuclear reactor, a technology that would reduce the country’s dependence on imported uranium.
