Mitsubishi Heavy moving closer to new reactor

Big plans: Izumisawa gestures during an interview in Tokyo. Mitsubishi Heavy is almost finished designing its next-generation nuclear reactor, paving the way for construction to begin as Japan shifts its energy focus to develop more atomic power. — Bloomberg

TOKYO: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd is almost complete designing its next-generation nuclear reactor, paving the way for construction to begin as Japan shifts its energy focus to develop more atomic power.

The Tokyo-based company can start building the facility once a site for it in Japan is established and some late-stage tests are completed, according to president Seiji Izumisawa.