日本敦促重新启动核电站,以抵消中东供应中断造成的能源成本。 Japan urges nuclear restart to offset energy costs from Middle East supply disruptions.

日本反对派领袖玉木雄一郎(Yuichiro Tamaki)正在推动政府重新启动所有可运作的核电厂, 以对抗因伊朗冲突而中断的中东石油和天然气供应而不断上涨的电费。 Japan’s opposition leader Yuichiro Tamaki is pushing the government to restart all operable nuclear power plants to combat rising electricity costs amid disrupted oil and gas supplies from the Middle East due to the Iran conflict. 随着霍尔木兹海峡的实际关闭,日本——几乎从该地区进口其全部石油和大部分LNG——正面临着能源价格暴涨和工业减速。 With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, Japan—importing nearly all its oil and much of its LNG from the region—is facing surging energy prices and industrial slowdowns. 尽管日本54个反应堆中有33个被认为是安全的,但只有15个已经重新启动,另有9个正在寻求批准。 Although 33 of Japan’s 54 reactors are deemed safe, only 15 have been restarted, with nine more seeking approval. 萨那·高一总理支持核能, 舆论也支持核能的使用, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi supports nuclear energy, and public opinion is shifting in favor of its use. 紧急石油储备足以维持254天,正在准备可能释放。 Emergency oil reserves, sufficient for 254 days, are being prepared for possible release.