Japan's Nuclear Reset With Jane Nakano

After Fukushima in 2011, Japan went from getting roughly a third of its electricity from nuclear power to running zero reactors for two full years- and spending $270 billion more on fossil fuel imports in the process. Today, Japan's government has reversed course, officially committing to maximize nuclear energy in its national strategic energy plan. Jane Nakano, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins Jordan to unpack what actually drove that shift, from rising energy demand and AI-powered data centers to decades of careful, community-by-community rebuilding of trust. Visit us at www.nei.org/fissionary.CSIS Website: https://www.csis.org/Music used in this episode was created by Beat MekanikFissionary Wants To Hear From You! Fill out our short listener survey