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Kyoto Fusioneering signs fusion MoUs with Proxima and Focused Energy
Kyoto Fusioneering signed memoranda of understanding with Germany-based fusion developers Proxima Fusion and Focused Energy on October 28, 2026: continued work on plasma heating and the fuel cycle with Proxima, and an intent to explore fuel, target and tritium cooperation with Focused Energy.
NRA details Hamaoka ground-motion 'tuning'; Chubu books ¥370bn loss
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority secretariat told the Commission's October 28, 2026 meeting that Chubu Electric arbitrarily set hybrid-synthesis connection periods for Hamaoka and lowered accelerations in the Ss2-D simulated ground motion, and mishandled 2019 and 2021 helpline reports. On October 29 Chubu booked a ¥370.3 billion special loss on its nuclear assets and fuel.
ADB and Japan finance AM Green's Kakinada green ammonia plant
The Asian Development Bank and Japan signed financing for AM Green's conversion of a gas-fed ammonia and urea plant in Kakinada, India, which ADB says will make about 1.1 million tons a year of renewable ammonia; the package, the first under ACCEL, includes a $100 million LEAP 2 loan. Uniper expects a first shipment as early as 2028, and first deliveries to Germany under H2Global are expected in 2029.
Honda and Taisei test in-road wireless charging built for 20-ton trucks
Honda and Taisei said on October 5, 2026 that Honda R&D, Taisei Corporation and Taisei Rotec have developed the underlying technology for a magnetic coupling wireless charging road for moving EVs, with ground units and pavement built to withstand vehicles of approximately 20 tons gross weight, tested at Taisei's T-FIELD/SATTE test road. Taisei says the system is designed for up to 150 kW; neither company reports a measured power level. The team is one of two scheduled for NEXCO East's roughly 300-meter Tateyama Expressway trial from fiscal 2027.
Chubu files Hamaoka 3 and 4 withdrawal; NRA issues no disposition
Chubu Electric Power's request to withdraw six Hamaoka units 3 and 4 applications, dated September 25, 2026 and signed by then-President Kingo Hayashi, and the Nuclear Regulation Authority's letter of the same date saying it will issue no disposition on them were distributed at the NRA commission's September 30, 2026 meeting. Jiji Press, citing the NRA, reports it is the first time a screening application has been withdrawn because of misconduct; the NRA's inspection continues on three matters before a SERP evaluation.
Chubu withdraws Hamaoka 3 and 4 applications after seismic-data inquiry
Chubu Electric Power's board decided on September 14, 2026 to withdraw the new-regulatory-standards applications for Hamaoka units 3 and 4 (1,100 MW and 1,137 MW) after an outside investigation committee reported on how the plant's design basis ground motion was developed. Chairman Satoru Katsuno and President Kingo Hayashi step down September 30; director Minoru Yasui becomes president October 1. The committee says it does not find the acts appropriate but also rejects reducing them to falsification or data fraud.