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Japan's energy sector saw significant developments this month. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) restarted a reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture. This reactor had been briefly halted due to an alarm problem. The restart marks a major step for the facility, which had been shut down for 14 years, as part of TEPCO's efforts to reactivate the plant.
In a separate development aimed at securing strategic resources, Japan successfully retrieved sediment containing rare earth minerals from the deep-sea floor. The country is exploring this resource to lessen its reliance on China, which currently dominates the global supply of these critical materials used in electronics and green technology.
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Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has restarted a reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The reactor had been briefly halted due to an alarm problem. The plant had been shut down for 14 years. The restart is part of TEPCO's efforts to reactivate the facility.
Japan has successfully retrieved sediment containing rare earth minerals from the deep-sea floor. The country is exploring this resource to lessen its reliance on China, which currently dominates the global supply of these critical materials used in electronics and green technology.
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