TOKYO -- Japan will consider allowing nuclear reactors to continue operating beyond their current limit of 60 years, in a push to provide reliable power to the country amid a global energy crunch and reduce its carbon emissions.
Energy
Japan weighs scrapping 60-year life limit for nuclear reactors
Industry ministry explores options to bolster energy security and curb carbon emissions
The Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture. Under current rules, 28 of Japan's 33 nuclear reactors will stop operating by the end of the 2050s. © Kyodo
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