Reactor reboot at world's largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan's radioactive waste plans

Japan has restarted the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station to address electricity demands amid a global oil crisis, but the move highlights Japan's lack of a viable plan for permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel. Cooling pools at 17 nuclear plants are nearing 80% storage capacity, and a stalled fuel recycling plan exacerbates concerns as reactors risk closure when storage runs out.