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Cabinet decides to scrap Monju At a meeting on 21 September, the Cabinet decided to decomission the Monju fast breeder reactor. The Chief Cabinet Secretary announced at the end of the meeting that an...
Author: Citizens' Nuclear Information Center
Nuke Info Tokyo No. 173 (July/August 2016)
PDF Fukushima evacuees abandoned by the government Recycling 8,000-Bq/kg decontamination-generated soil wastes should not be permitted Evaluating the Safety of Japan’s Nuclear Power Plants The ‘Mokkai’ Accident Investigation Committee and Nuclear Power Safety Evaluation...
Fukushima Evacuees abandoned by the government
Lifting of evacuation orders means an end to compensation payments for evacuees After the Fukushima nuclear accident, some 160,000 people were forced to leave their hometowns and evacuate the region. Even now, some 100,000...
Recycling 8,000-Bq/kg decontamination-generated soil wastes should not be permitted
Soil and other wastes resulting from decontamination in Fukushima Prefecture are estimated to amount to a maximum of 22 million cubic meters (as of January 2015). The Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) plans...
Evaluating the Safety of Japan’s Nuclear Power Plants The ‘Mokkai’ Accident Investigation Committee and Nuclear Power Safety Evaluation Project
Worldwide there are currently 442 nuclear reactors operating in 30 countries. While other countries have no intention of competing with each other in this field, Japan’s government stands apart by declaring its regulatory standards...
Recommendation on “Fast Breeder Reactor MONJU” by Citizens’ Study Committee
Background In November 2015, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) submitted its recommendation concerning the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor (FBR) to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). In the recommendation, the...
Media disapproval of worker compensation certification Unforgivable! Health Ministry must retract incorrect data used for media briefing!
In October 2015, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) made public its standard for certifying a worker with leukemia as having suffered an industrial accident and being entitled to worker-compensation benefits. The...
Who’s Who: Ruiko Muto, The Tohoku Ogre** by Miwa Chiwaki* (NIT No. 173)
Hello, everyone. My name is Miwa Chiwaki. Today, I would like to introduce to you Ms. Ruiko Muto, the Chair of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Plaintiffs and one of the Joint Representatives of Hidanren...
Newswatch (NIT No. 173)
Operational Period Extension Approved for Takahama Units 1 and 2 On June 20, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approved extensions of the operational periods of Units 1 and 2 (both PWR, 826 MW) of...
Book Review: Fukushima Radiation Will you still say no crime was committed? (NIT No. 173)
Fukushima Radiation Will you still say no crime was committed? – Statements by 50 Complainants for Criminal Prosecution of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Translated by Norma Field and Matthew Mizenko Available on Amazon as...
