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by Masafumi Takubo, Kakujoho Website Operator At a regular meeting of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) of Japan on July 21, the AEC secretariat presented a report saying that Japan’s separated plutonium stockpile had increased...
On August 11, 2015, Kyushu Electric Power Company activated Sendai Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 (PWR, 890 MW, located in Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture, commissioned in June 1984), and the reactor began power generation...
In 1979, Ryusuke Umeda was engaged in periodic inspections of the Shimane-1 and Tsuruga-1 nuclear power plants and suffered a myocardial infarction in March 2000. He filed an application for workers’ compensation with the...
by Masayoshi Naito, Facilitator of the Japan NGO Network for Nuclear Weapons Abolition The Japan NGO Network for Nuclear Weapons Abolition is a loose-knit consultative body linking civil society organizations and individuals in Japan who...
written by Hiromitsu INO Nuclear Power Plant Ageing Problem Research Group, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo On April 30, 2015, Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) applied to the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) for...
by Dr. David Lowry Independent environmental policy and research consultant, London, England; senior research fellow with the Institute for Resource and Security Studies (IRSS), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; and a member of the Nuclear Waste...
State of the Plant Many of the measuring instruments installed in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) measuring system continue to malfunction as a result of the accident. Although there is no guarantee...
Kazuno Tanabe is a traditional Japanese-style story performer, or a kōdanshi. The history of kōdanshi can be traced back to the samurai warriors, who were thrown out of work after the end of the...
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident released radioactive substances across a wide area of the environment. Currently, not only decontamination operations but also people’s everyday lives generate wastes that include high concentrations of...
For most Japanese people Australia is a vast land teeming with unique fauna and where the beef is safe from BSE. Its main tourist attractions are the Sydney Opera House and a massive red...
