Economic and Energy Outlook of Japan through FY2016: Japanese economy on its way for recovery with help from oil prices. Appropriate domestic energy policy measures are required

摘要

1. In November 2015, the #2 unit of the Sendai Nuclear Power Station has restarted its commercial operations. It is the second unit to restart under the new regulation standards, following the #1 unit, which restarted last September. This paper analyses the influences on the 3Es (Economy, Energy Security, and Environment) of four cases of different levels of nuclear power units approval and restart by the end of FY2016.