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On 20 August 2008 the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) announced a change to its schedule for completing plant confirmation tests for the Monju Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR, 280 MWe). JAEA said that...
By Tomiko Takeshige* It is planned that a nuclear power plant will be constructed in the middle of the Seto Inland Sea National Park. Takashi Yamato (30) lives on the island of Iwaishima, 3.6...
Case reveals the true nature of companies that exist to fulfill state policy Mitsuaki Nagao (left) chatting with his lawyer after giving evidence in court (6 April 2006) Mitsuaki Nagao was exposed to radiation...
No indication when active tests will be completed Problems continue to plague the high active radioactive waste vitrification facility at Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd’s (JNFL) Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant. Sixty glass canisters were produced in...
July 16 was the first anniversary of the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake. What caused the earthquake? What damage was done to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (KK)? Discussion of these questions is continuing within the central...
The streets of Kashiwazaki – Photo by Toach No Nukes Asia Forum 2008 (NNAF08) was held in Kashiwazaki-City and Tokyo from June 28-30. It coincided with a national gathering in Kashiwazaki to mark the...
Study of Warm Water Released from Sendai NPP as Citizens’ Science By Takeo Hashizume* Members of Anti-Nuclear Kagoshima Network (author left) Kyushu Electric Power Company is carrying out environmental studies with a view to...
In April, the Ministry for Economy, Trade and Industry’s Agency for Natural Resources and Energy announced the 2008 Fiscal Year Electric Power Supply Plan Outline. The Plan brings together the plans of all the...
The Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference (PrepCom) was held from 28 April to 9 May in Geneva. I attended part of the PrepCom on behalf of CNIC and as...
No chance of completing the plant in May as planned The final stage of the active tests of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant began in February this year, but the high-level liquid waste vitrification facility...