Japan plans hydrogen production with next-generation nuclear reactor — using heat and only minimal electricity

National research agency schedules field tests for 2028 ahead of a demonstration project planned by the end of the decade

Japan's High Temperature Test Reactor in Ibaraki prefecture, near Tokyo.
Japan's High Temperature Test Reactor in Ibaraki prefecture, near Tokyo.Photo: JAEA
Published 4 April 2024, 12:53Updated 4 April 2024, 12:57