Japan develops nuclear reactors for export

According to Japan's Nikkei trade daily on October 24, large corporations producing nuclear reactors in the country began developing small-scale nuclear power generation systems for export to developed countries. and growing.

This activity is promoted to meet the increasing demand for nuclear power production facilities in the world.

A nuclear reactor in Japan

According to the source, Toshiba Corporation is developing a small, safe, simple nuclear reactor, Toshiba 4S (Super Safe, Small and Simple), with an output of about 10,000 KW of electricity.

Toshiba has an immediate plan to market this product in the US and then countries in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa.

This new reactor is designed to minimize monitoring and maintenance, while being able to close automatically to ensure safety in case of a malfunction.

Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is also working to design nuclear reactors using water pressure, with an output of about 350,000 KW of electricity.

Hitachi Ltd. plans to develop a hot water reactor, with a capacity of 400,000-600,000 KW electricity to export to many countries, including Southeast Asia.

Demand for nuclear power plants is increasing worldwide. As of the end of 2008, a total of more than 150 nuclear power plants are under construction or in an agreement period to build in 27 countries.