Tokyo, March 18, 2025 (AFP) - Japan begins its first dismantling of a commercial nuclear reactor

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A Japanese utility has started dismantling an old nuclear reactor with an eye toward building a new one, a spokesman said Tuesday, as the country drives for more clean energy. This is the first such attempt on a commercial unit in Japan, after Chubu Electric decided in 2008 to dismantle two reactors at its Hamaoka plant in the central Shizuoka region, to avoid paying for costly anti-earthquake measures for them. Only about 25 nuclear reactors wor......

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