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Sixteen MOX1 fuel assemblies shipped from Areva’s Melox MOX Fuel Fabrication Plant in France arrived at Kyushu Electric Power Company’s Genkai-3 Nuclear Power Plant on May 18 this year. Kyushu Electric finished loading the...
Chugoku Electric Power Company operates two nuclear power plants and is currently constructing a third on the Japan Sea coast in Matsue City, the capital of Shimane Prefecture (Shimane-3, ABWR 1,373 MW). On the...
On October 3, about 7,000 people gathered in the rain in Tokyo for the 10.3 No Nukes Festa 2009, the first national gathering organized by the National Network Against Nuclear Energy since 2003 (see...
(908 KB) 10.3 No Nukes Festa 2009 On October 3, about 7,000 people gathered in the rain in Tokyo for the first national gathering organized by the National Network Against Nuclear Energy since 2003...
Japan and Mongolia sign Memorandum of Cooperation Advisory Committee on International Nuclear Relations established New framework for human resource development in Asia Negotiations begin for Japan-Korea Nuclear Cooperation Agreement First meeting of FNCA 3rd...
By Yukio Yamaguchi* In July 2007, when the Chuetsu-oki Earthquake struck the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station (KK), one man who was particularly concerned was Hiromitsu Ino. As a physical metallurgist, he had given evidence...
It is painful to remember this dreadful accident, but to commemorate the tenth anniversary I decided to jot down a few thoughts. The initial shock At noon on September 30, 1999 NHK news reported...
Concerned about the potential environmental and social consequences of the Japanese Government’s vigorous promotion of nuclear exports, on July 27, Japanese NGOs submitted demands regarding finance for nuclear energy related projects to the Ministry...
On August 31 Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. (JNFL) announced that it had extended the estimated date of completion of construction and testing of its Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant by fourteen months to October 2010. It...
After winning a landslide victory in the House of Representatives election held on August 30, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has formed a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the...