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CNIC Statement 12 November 2018 On November 2, a bill for the partial amendment of the Compensation for Nuclear Damage Act (hereafter, CND) was submitted to the Diet. In the first place,...
The Nuclear Regulation Authority released the FY 2017 ‘Report on radiation management in nuclear facilities’ on 17 October 2018 (www.nsr.go.jp/data/000249314.pdf) This data was compiled from the section on ‘Management of radioactive waste and exposure...
Suspension of Ikata NPP Operations DiscontinuedOn December 13, 2017, the Hiroshima High Court handed down a provisional decision to suspend operation of Shikoku Electric Power Co.’s Ikata Unit 3 reactor (PWR, 890 MW) until...
I don’t recall when I first met Saeki-san. Perhaps it was when I saw him working hard as one of the organizing staff at the national anti-nuke rally in Kyoto… This was a two-day...
NIT No. 186 (PDF) Treatment and Disposal of Contaminated Soil F-1 Accident: State of contaminated water treatment & citizen reactions Ref. Material: Japan’s Plutonium Inventory News Watch Earthquake and blackout in Hokkaido/ Application...
Recently, the contaminated soil recycling demonstration project in Harase district, Nihonmatsu City, was cancelled due to local opposition. There are still two demonstration projects being implemented in Fukushima Prefecture, one in Minamisoma City and...
Seven years have passed since the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (TEPCO’s) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in March 2011. This report will provide a general overview of how the reactor decommissioning is...
On July 31, 2018, the Atomic Energy Commission published a report on management of the plutonium stockpiles held by Japan as of the end of 2017. Japan’s stockpiles of separated plutonium stored in...
Earthquake and blackout in HokkaidoOn September 6, an M6.7 inland earthquake struck the eastern Iburi district of Hokkaido, registering an intensity of 7 (the largest on the Japanese seismic intensity scale) at Atsuma Town...
On the 12th of March 2011, just one day after the big earthquake and tsunami in Japan, my mother suddenly died. I went to my home country, Israel, and watched on TV from...
