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The Electricity Business Act stipulates that electricity utility companies must submit a “Supply Plan” to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry annually before the beginning of each fiscal year. However, neither Tokyo Electric...
By Saeko Uno* Poster for the opening event of Hairo Action The Hairo Action Fukushima 40-year Planning Committee was formed in November 2010 through the participation of like-minded volunteers throughout Fukushima Prefecture. Hairo is...
Welcoming to Japan a guest who still lives within the highly polluted region 25 years have now passed since the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs (Gensuikin), the Consumers...
International Symposium Held to Evaluate the Ecosystem of the Tanoura Cove, Proposed Site of the Kaminoseki NPP An international symposium entitled “The Japanese Murrelet and Biodiversity in Kaminoseki” was held in Hiroshima on April...
At a press conference on April 13, President Masataka Shimizu of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) stated that the company aimed to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa-3 (KK-3) within the year. On the following day, April 14,...
Radiation released by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station has scattered over a wide area. It is thought that this dispersion of radioactive material has been caused mainly by hydrogen explosions in three of...
The earthquake struck at 14:46 on March 11, 2011. The seismograph on the floor of the basement of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station’s containment building registered ground accelerations of up to 550 gals. Immediately...
At a press conference on the evening of May 6, Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced an appeal to stop the operation of Chubu Electric’s Hamaoka-4 and 5. Chubu Electric held meetings of its board...
(Endorsed by 87 Japanese NGOs) April 26, 2011 The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, precipitated by the huge earthquake and ensuing tsunamis that hit eastern Japan on March 11, has created fear of radiation exposure...
April 7, 2011 Our Views of the Accidents at the Fukushima Nuclear Plants after the Earthquake From: The Group of Concerned Scientists and Engineers Calling for the Closure of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Toda...