Plutonium stored in France to be used at Kyushu Electric Power and Shikoku Electric Power plants. The company announced plans to process the fuel into nuclear fuel and begin using it in 2027.
According to the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, the amount of plutonium held by electric power companies in Japan is expected to reach approximately 40.1 tons as of the end of this fiscal year. The plutonium contained in spent nuclear fuel can also be used as a raw material for nuclear weapons.