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The report made public in August 2000 shows that Japan’s plutonium stockpile has increased sharply to 32.9 tons, 5.3 tons of which is domestically stored. Fortunately, no plutonium was extracted in reprocessing plants in...
1.Biomass energy 1.1 What is Biomass? Biomass energy means energy that is produced from biomass. It is also called biofuel, as coal and oil are called fossil fuel. This type of energy includes for example wood...
Anti-nuclear Scientist and Activist A Brief Biography Jinzaburo Takagi was the co-founder and former Director of Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center. Takagi’s extensive scientific analytical work on nuclear issues has greatly contributed to the education...
The legal case against TEPCO’s use of MOX On 9 August 2000, over 850 plaintiffs from across the country, including 138 from Fukushima Prefecture, took Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) to the Fukushima District...
A year has passed since the JCO criticality accident, but little improvement can be seen in the safety regulation of the nuclear industry. This accident was a tremendous shock to Japan’s nuclear power industry...
Nuke Info Tokyo No. 80 (Nov./Dec. 2000) (452KB) Few Safety Improvements Seen Since JCO Accident The Impact of a Possible MOX Fuel Accident at Fukushima I -3 A tribute to Dr. Jinzaburo Takagi: Anti-Nuclear Scientist and...
(452KB) Few Advances Seen Since JCO Accident A year has passed since the JCO criticality accident, but little improvement can be seen in the safety regulation of the nuclear industry. MOX Court Case/Accident...
Nuke Info Tokyo 79 By Nakako Asada There is a plan to build an “Underground Research Laboratory” at Tono in Gifu Prefecture to study the disposal of high-level nuclear waste generated from nuclear power...
NEWS WATCH from NUKE INFO TOKYO 79 (Sep./Oct. 2000) — Moves toward New Reactor Construction Plans — Successive Reactor Shutdowns Lead to Restart of Thermal Power Generator — Court Rules that a Public Hearing is Not a...
Nuke Info Tokyo 78 Interviewed by Masakazu Saeki “I never even dreamed of seeing such an unjust judgement. It is an unexpected and mis-directed judgement. The Monju-type nuclear reactor is not developed elsewhere in the...