Nuclear power - a leading power source in the 21st century

Nuclear power has become a basic source of energy in Japan, with the share of nuclear power generation recently reaching about 30 % of the country's total electric power supply. We have confidence in the safe operation and high availability factor of Japan's nuclear power plants, which we believe to be the top level in the world. The advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) has been adopted for Unit No.6 of The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station for the first time in the world. Toshiba has been designated the representative company for the ABWR joint venture among the three manufacturers of Unit No.6. As one of the manufacturers of nuclear power plants, Toshiba is concentrating on the advancement of nuclear energy in view of its expected role as a leading power source in the 21st century. (author)