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New Inspection System for NPPs Launched The nuclear power plant (NPP) inspection system that has been managed by Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) and its secretariat was changed dramatically on April 1 to emphasize...
Author: Citizens' Nuclear Information Center
Reference Material: Nuclear power plants and research facilities in Japan and East Asia
Our bi-annual summary of nuclear facilities in the East Asia region. Compared to the previous one, Japan’s nuclear fleet is definitely dwindling as permanent shutdowns continue. The same is true of Korea and Taiwan....
Group Intro: Interfaith class action against nuclear fuel cycle
Jonathan Watts, International Liaison Representative of Interfaith Forum for the Review of National Nuclear Policy was interviewed by Caitlin Stronell On 9 March, 2020 a group of 211 Buddhist, Christian and Shinto priests and...
CNIC Statement: Retract the Approval of the Rokkasho Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facility “Draft Review” – The Government should implement a fundamental rethink of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Policy
Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center Statement, May 13, 2020 On May 13, 2020, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approved the “Draft Review” that considers the Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. (JNF) Rokkasho Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facility...
Petition demanding that radioactive water stored at Fukushima Daiichi not be released into the ocean
Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center, No Nukes Asia Forum Japan and Friends of the Earth Japan have set up a petition to demand that contaminated water being stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station...
CNIC Statement on COVID-19 threat: Stop all construction work at nuclear power plants and shut down operations
CNIC Statement 20 April 2020 Nuclear power plants are at present facing another grave danger. This is of course the COVID-19 virus. Already workers have tested positive for COVID-19 at the construction site of...
Nuke Info Tokyo No. 195 (March/April 2020)
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: Caitlin Stronell Translators: Pat Ormsby,...
Current State of Post-Accident Operations at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Sep. 2019 to Jan. 2020)
By Matsukubo Hajime, CNIC State of the Plant The water temperature in the containment vessels and the spent fuel pools (SFPs) varies mostly around less than 32oC and no great changes have been seen....
Childhood thyroid cancers confirmed by Fukushima Health Management Survey and others
Fukushima Prefecture has been implementing thyroid gland examinations for children (born between April 2, 1992 and April 1, 2012) who were living in the prefecture at the time of the earthquake and nuclear disaster....
Decommissioning Fuku-ichi: A pie-in-the-sky mid- and long-term roadmap
By Ban Hideyuki (CNIC CO-Director) The Inter-ministerial Council for Contaminated Water and Decommissioning Issues announced the 5th Edition of the Mid- and Long-Term Roadmap towards Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Units...