Japan drops mantra of reducing nuclear dependency in new draft plan

Japan will utilize nuclear power as much as possible along with renewable energy, a draft government plan showed Tuesday, departing from its earlier resolve to minimize dependence on atomic energy following the 2011 Fukushima crisis.The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry presented the draft basic energy plan, a medium- to long-term policy guideline, to a meeting of experts. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet is expected to approve the energy plan by around February.It is estimated that nuclear power will account for around 20 percent of the country's total energy output in fiscal 204…READ FULL ARTICLE