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By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC) The U.S. Biden Administration is currently working on the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). This work commenced in early July and is expected to be completed in early 2022. NPR signifies...
By Hideyuki Ban (CNIC Co-Director) More than a year has passed since the literature reviews began in October 2020 in Suttsu Town and Kamoenai Village, both in the Shiribeshi District of Hokkaido. The literature...
By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC) On October 22, the Kishida cabinet approved the Sixth Strategic Energy Plan, which sets out the country’s medium- and long-term energy policy. The plan was submitted for public comment between...
Mayor Who Approves of High-Level Waste Disposal Site Elected in Suttsu Town Race A mayoral election was held on October 20 in Suttsu Town, Hokkaido, along with a by-election for a town council member...
By Ishida Nobuko(Member of Project to Protect Children’s Health and Future) In 2016, we, the Project to Protect Children’s Health and Future, abbreviated as Kodoken in Japanese, launched a quarterly newsletter, Kodoken Tsūshin. “There...
By Ban Hideyuki and Nishio Baku (CNIC Co-Directors) The Basic Act on Energy Policy was enacted in 2002. This lawmaker-initiated legislation was submitted to the Diet by a group centering on Amari Akira, a...
－Reliable information from nuclear-plant operators is essential for emergency evacuation of local residents－ By Sasaki Hiroshi (Vice Chairman of the Niigata Prefectural Committee Investigating Evacuation Methods in a Nuclear Disaster） According to the International...
By Kataoka Ryohei (CNIC) The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) 1) released its report, Levels and Effects of Radiation Exposure due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi...
By Ban Hideyuki (CNIC Co-Director) On July 21, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO HD) applied to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Minister of State for Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning...
By Matsukubo Hajime State of the Plant The water temperature in the containment vessels and the spent fuel pools (SFPs) varies mostly around less than 35oC and no great changes have been seen. The...