Mitsubishi Heavy aims to build 'reactor-on-a-truck' by 2030s

Japanese engineering firm expects to tap demand for non-carbon energy

20220418N Mitsubishi mini reactor

Mitsubishi Heavy's microreactors will be able to provide power to remote and disaster-hit areas. (Image courtesy of Mitsubishi Heavy)

TOMOYOSHI OSHIKIRI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to develop and commercialize nuclear reactors small enough to be delivered on trucks by the end of the next decade, hoping to draw on demand for non-carbon emitting energy.

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