Inside Japan’s $80B Fukushima Cleanup as AI Fuels Atomic Energy’s Comeback | WSJ

Japan is home to vast nuclear plants made dormant after the Fukushima meltdown. The area around the power plant remains a ghost town almost 14 years after the reactor shut down, showing the dangers of nuclear power gone awry. But power companies are clamoring to restart dormant reactors across Japan, as the AI revolution sends demand for energy soaring. WSJ’s Peter Landers travelled into the exclusion zone to explore the risks of atomic power and see how Japan is grappling with atomic energy’s dramatic comeback. Chapters: 0:00 Fukushima meltdown 0:57 Traveling to Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant 1:52 Entering the facility 2:56 Japan’s power grid and AI demands 4:05 Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant 5:29 What’s next? News Explainers Some days the high-speed news cycle can bring more questions than answers. WSJ’s news explainers break down the day's biggest stories into bite-size pieces to help you make sense of the news. #Japan #Nuclear #WSJ