Tungsten from Vietnam may replace Chinese for Japanese buyers
Since the start of the year, China has restricted tungsten and compound supplies to Japan, forcing Japanese firms to seek alternative suppliers.
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TEPCO will use AI to find errors in documents for the nuclear regulator
TEPCO, operator of Japan's Fukushima-1 nuclear plant, has begun testing a generative AI system that helps draft applications to the nuclear regulator.
Japan's oldest reactor shut down for the second time in four months
A reactor whose restart once required a special life-extension permit beyond its standard term has shut down again — this time just five days after returning to service.