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Japan's last active university reactor battles to stay open

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A gauge on the control panel crept upward as students watched closely inside a university nuclear research facility in western Japan.

  • Kindai University Reactor, Japan's last active university reactor, battles to stay open.
  • Established in 1961, it operates at zero power, producing 1 watt of thermal output.
  • Annual maintenance costs exceed revenue, with the reactor facing fuel supply challenges.

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