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Nuclear Zero Bill Submitted to the DietThe “Nuclear Zero Bill” drafted by the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) of Japan in response to concerns voiced by citizens’ organizations was submitted to the House of Representatives...
Author: Citizens' Nuclear Information Center
Who’s Who: Hajime Mikami
-Co-Representative, Mayors for a Nuclear Power Free Japan Network; -Organiser, Genjiren (Promotion of Zero Nuclear Power and Renewable Energy Federation); -Free spirit Hajime Mikami began to speak out about the dangers of nuclear power...
Nuke Info Tokyo No. 182 (January/February 2018)
NIT No. 182 pdf Rokkasho Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facility: NRA Breaks off Regulatory Standard Conformity Inspection Hiroshima High Court’s ruling suspends operations at Ikata Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 Recognition of Exposed Workers...
Rokkasho Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facility: NRA Breaks off Regulatory Standard Conformity Inspection
Safety Regulation Violations Continue to OccurThe regular meeting of the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) on October 11, 2017 indicated multiple safety code violations by Japan Nuclear Fuel, Limited (JNFL), operator of the Rokkasho Reprocessing...
Hiroshima High Court’s ruling suspends operations at Ikata Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3
On December 13, 2017, the Hiroshima High Court ordered a temporary injunction suspending operations at Shikoku Electric Power Company’s Ikata NPP Unit 3. It is the first time that a Japanese high court has...
Recognition of Exposed Workers in Japan and France: A report on an international survey and participation in the World Social Forum
Recognition of Workers’ Compensation Claims of Nuclear Power Plant Workers in Japan and the Beginning of an International Comparative SurveyThe number of workers registered under the Exposure Dose Registration and Management System up to...
Tokai II Nuclear Power Plant’s 20 year extension: A story of economic inefficiency and passing the buck
On 28 November this year, the Tokai II NPP will turn 40. On 24 November last year, its operator, Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC) applied to the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) for a 20...
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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Units 6, 7 Meet New Regulatory StandardsThe Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) officially recognized the compliance of Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (TEPCO’s) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Units 6 and 7 (both ABWR, 1356 MW) with the new...
Group Introduction: Enemira-Tottori (Future of Energy) ~Passing on the feelings of our ancestors to the future
We established our association with the feeling that we wanted to pass on a nuclear-free homeland to our future children after we found out about the serious situation that occurred due to the nuclear...
CNIC Statement on the court ruling suspending operation of Ikata Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Unit 3
Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center 13 December 2017 On December 13 the Hiroshima High Court ordered a temporary injunction suspending operations at Shikoku Electric Power Company’s Ikata NPP Unit 3. Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center...