MOX fuel is produced by mixing uranium with plutonium extracted from reprocessed spent nuclear fuel to enable its reuse.

Kansai Electric Power Co. is mulling whether to become the first utility to construct a new reactor since the 2011 triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. It is moving to hold ...

TOKYO -- Japan is entering a new phase in its nuclear energy strategy, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordering Wednesday the development and construction of next-generation nuclear power plants.

After more than a decade of inactivity, Japan’s biggest nuclear power plant is ready to restart — but it faces an indefinite wait. The Kashiwazaki Kariwa plant on the country’s western coast ...