The global energy scene is changing as China’s growing dominance in nuclear energy takes the stage. China is fast building new reactors, surpassing all other countries with the third-largest nuclear fleet globally. Along with a larger plan to lower dependency on fossil fuels, satisfy growing energy needs, and establish its leadership in clean energy, this aggressive expansion is part of …

Japan – According to national broadcaster NHK, the governor of Japan’s Niigata prefecture handily beat his anti-nuclear opponent in an election today, a result that might empower members of the governing party who are seeking to restart the country‘s mainly idled nuclear power reactors. As indicated by exit surveys, Hideyo Hanazumi, who was endorsed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal …