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March 11, 2024 On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, occurred off the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region. This massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami set off...
By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC) Looking back at the situation regarding Japanese nuclear reactors in 2023, 12 nuclear reactors (11,608 MW) were operating, an increase of two reactors over the previous year, with Takahama...
27 December 2023 Operational Ban on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Lifted – Is the Nuclear Regulation Authority Qualified to Make this Decision? In March 2021, in connection with the violation of nuclear material protection...
Introduction to the Study Report on Nuclear Power Plants’ Vulnerability to Climate Change By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC) Recently, some sectors in society are actively promoting nuclear power plants as a measure against climate change....
A joint comment from CNIC and Friends of the Earth Japan (FoE Japan) 10 November 2023 NuScale Power, a U.S.-based company, has announced the cancellation of its plan to build a small nuclear reactor...
A National Rally on Nuclear Waste, organized by CNIC, Japan Congress against A- and H-Bombs (GENSUIKIN), and Hokkaido Peace Forum, was held in Sapporo, Hokkaido on May 27 to 28. The total attendance over...
—How Will This Affect Restarts of TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Units 6 and 7?— By Yamaguchi Yukio (CNIC Co-Director) Japan has seven nuclear reactors that have yet to be restarted despite qualifying under the new regulatory...
GX Promotion Bill, GX Decarbonized Power Supply Bill Passed Two GX- (Green Transformation) related bills Japan’s government had submitted to the Diet overcame much opposition to be passed. The GX Promotion Act (Act for...
31 May 2023 On 31 May 2023, the House of Councilors passed the “GX bundled bill,” including legislation to extend the operation period of nuclear power plants and to promote the use of nuclear...
— Amplifying mistrust and division; creating local flashpoints — April 28, 2023 On April 28, the Cabinet approved a draft revision of the Basic Policy on the Final Disposal of Specified Radioactive Waste. The...
