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Japan eyes hydrogen production using next-gen nuclear reactor

Production trials set for 2028 after plant passed safety test in March

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency concluded a successful safety test of the HTTR reactor on March 28. (Pool photo)

TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to start field testing clean hydrogen production using nuclear power as soon as 2028, Nikkei has learned, with the move following a successful safety test of a next-generation reactor last week.

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) tested the High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR) in Ibaraki prefecture on March 28. The trial was conducted in conjunction with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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