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By Caitlin Stronell (CNIC staff member 2015-2024) When I first joined CNIC in 2015, Ban-san was the secretary-general, running the office as well as being one of the Co-Directors. He was certainly not...
By Takano Satoshi The Subcommittee on Specified Radioactive Waste (below, “the Subcommittee”) held its third meeting on April 30. I would like to focus on the interim report, which sums up the “Communication...
June 24, 2024 Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has been proceeding with its plan to export about 136 tons of uranium ore and ion-exchange resin with absorbed uranium, which had been stored at...
Nuke Info Tokyo is a bi-monthly newsletter that aims to provide English speaking friends with up-to-date information on the Japanese nuclear industry and the movements against it. Editor: Takakuwa Mayu Translators: Pat...
By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC) Nuclear decommissioning generates large amounts of radioactive waste. Reducing the various types of radioactive waste generated by dismantling nuclear power plants is a major challenge for nuclear operators in...
Genkai Town, Saga to Accept Literature Review Mayor Wakiyama Shintaro of Genkai Town, Saga Prefecture expressed acceptance on May 10 of a literature review. This is a step toward the town’s selection as...
By Ban Hideyuki (CNIC Co-Director) 1. Background — Shift from marine dumping to geological disposal In the 1950s and 1960s, Japan’s high-level radwaste disposal policy was marine dumping. In 1972, however, the Convention...
By Takano Satoshi (CNIC) The second meeting of the Geological Disposal Technical Working Group (Technical WG), a working group of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), was held on March 29....
By Nitta Hitomi (Co-Director, Group of Plaintiffs in the Lawsuit Opposing the Operation of Chugoku Electric Power Shimane Nuclear Power Station Unit 3) I became acquainted with Yamanaka Sachiko in 2012. We were...
By Masano Atsuko Work to clear up the mess from the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (below, Fukushima Daiichi) operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, In. (below, TEPCO) has run...