PuPo 2017 Presentations
Please see speakers profiles here Click on the names of speakers below to see their presentation/materials More will be added as they become available DAY 1: 23 February (Thurs) 10.00-10.10 Welcome Speech (Koichi Hasegawa)...
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PuPo2017 Statement
CNIC in collaboration with the Union of Concerned Scientists held an international conference titled ‘The US-Japan Nuclear Cooperation Agreement and Japan’s Plutonium Policy’ (PuPo = Plutonium Policy for short). The following statement was signed by...
The Post 3/11 (“three-eleven”) Anti-Nuke Movement
What was that nuclear accident? The investigation into the nuclear accident is continuing at a snail’s pace. This is because it is still impossible to get a clear understanding of just what the accident...
Policy Subcommittee for Acceleration of Electricity System Reform: Concerns that the Reforms will help no one but TEPCO
It has become clear that TEPCO’s losses from the Fukushima Daiichi NPS accident will exceed 21.5 trillion yen. Since TEPCO alone is incapable of bearing such huge liabilities, METI has decided on the policy...
Group Introduction: Tarachine — Mothers’ Radiation Lab Fukushima
On March 11, 2011, we in Fukushima experienced an unprecedentedly severe earthquake and tsunami, which were followed by explosions in a nuclear power station. While the earthquake and tsunami were devastating, we were aware...
3/11 Fund for Children with Thyroid Cancer launched
Purpose of the 3/11 Fund for Children with Thyroid Cancer It is well known that a great amount of radioactive material was emitted from Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station after...
International Conference on US-Japan Nuclear Cooperation Agreement and Japan’s Plutonium Policy 2017
CNIC, along with the US based group Union of Concerned Scientists, will jointly organise an international conference on 23-24 February next year at the United Nations University, Tokyo. It will focus on Japan’s plutonium...
Japan’s nuclear waste: Dangers and options
Report on two lectures by Prof. Frank von Hippel Prof. Frank von Hippel, from Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security, gave talks in Tokyo on ‘Monju and Japan’s reprocessing policy’ and ‘Reducing...
Planned Monju Decommissioning ~The Changed Future of Japan’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle
The Japanese government has practically decided to decommission the Monju fast breeder reactor. Because the reactor has been positioned at the core of Japan’s nuclear fuel cycle, its decommissioning will mark a significant change...
Who’s Who: Masa Takubo ~a prophet crying in the wilderness
by Philip White ( international liaison officer and NIT editor for Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center from 2004-2011) Masa Takubo is somewhat of a rarity in the Japanese anti-nuclear movement. He is a minority actor...