“In the future, importing fuel from Russia may not be easy.
People understand that as long as we import raw materials from abroad, there will always be a fear of instability, ”he said in an interview with the Financial Times.
Kato added that many people now see nuclear energy as a stable source of energy that can be generated on their territory.
Earlier, the head of the Japanese government, Fumio Kishida, announced the country's intention to resume the operation of nuclear reactors, which were stopped after the accident at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in 2011.