Obituary: Ban Hideyuki
Ban Hideyuki, Co-Director of the Citizens’ Nuclear Information Centre, passed away at 0:35 pm on 10 June 2024 at the age of 72, after a battle with cancer. We would like to express...
Author: Citizens' Nuclear Information Center
In Celebration of the 600th issue of CNIC Newsletter “Tsushin” – Social Watchdog and Vox Populi; Realities of the 14th Year after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Roles of the CNIC Newsletter “Tsushin”
By Hasegawa Koichi (Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sociology, Tohoku University) Realities of the 14th year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster Congratulations on the 600th issue of the CNIC Newsletter Tsushin! In 2000 Dr....
Survey of the Concentration of Radioactive Cesium in Urine by Germanium Semiconductor Detector and Lifestyle Questionnaire Analysis (2013 to end of 2023)
By Tanimura Nobuko Introduction Radioactive contamination of the environment resulting from the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident has led to exposure risks for residents. Fukushima Prefecture is conducting...
Who’s Who Special Edition: Ban Hideyuki ~ Saddened by the Passing of Ban Hideyuki
By Yamaguchi Yukio (CNIC Co-Director) Ban Hideyuki passed away on June 10 at the age of 72 years and 8 months. It was too early a death. I will not be able to...
News Watch
Takahama Units 3, 4 to Operate Past 40 Years Takahama Nuclear Power Station Units 3 and 4 (PWR, 870 MW each), owned and operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (Kanden), began operating in...
Who’s Who Special Edition: Ban Hideyuki, A Message of Condolence
By Mycle Schneider This message was originally written for the close circle of Ban-san’s family and friends for the day of the funeral. We publish it here with Mycle Schneider’s permission. Mycle Schneider is...
Who’s Who Special Edition: Ban Hideyuki, A true citizen scientist and ‘threat to the state’
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...
Subcommittee on Specified Radioactive Waste, Report No.8: What the Summary on the ‘Communication Gathering’ is Really About
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...
CNIC Statement: Overseas Export of Radioactive Waste is Unacceptable – Uranium Waste from Japanese Nuclear Research and Development has been exported to a facility adjacent to indigenous sacred sites in Utah, USA –
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 No.220 (May/June 2024)
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...