key takeaways
- Recent decisions by prefectural governors to approve reactor restarts suggests that concerns about safety are giving way in the face of concerns about electricity costs and competitiveness.
- The political environment nationally is as favorable towards nuclear power as it has been since 2011.
- However, reaching the target of 20% of electricity generation from nuclear power by 2040 will take either new construction or significant progress in the commercialization of advanced technologies.