Fifteen years after the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant forced Japan to rethink its energy policy, the country is gradually shifting back toward nuclear power as part of a broader plan to strengthen energy security while cutting carbon emissions.
The revival of nuclear power ¡ª once politically untouchable after the Fukushima catastrophe ¡ª has been slow and contested, as safety regulations were tightened and local communities weighed the risks.
After the March 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami triggered triple meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, all nuclear plants in Japan were shut down.
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