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The following significant developments emerged in regard to the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant and Japan’s Plutonium Utilization Plan as this edition of NIT was going to press: 1. On 23 January Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd....
By Tsutomu Hirosawa* There is something I want people to understand first of all. That is that nuclear submarines frequently visit the US’s Yokosuka Naval Base. Last year nuclear submarines visited 17 times for...
On 8 December 2005, Tohoku Electric Power Company’s Higashidoori-1 (BWR, 1,100 MW) commenced operations. With this new reactor, there are now 54 nuclear reactors in Japan, together having a total output of approximately 48...
On 7 February 2005, Fukui Governor Issei Nishikawa granted approval for the start of modifications to the Monju fast breeder reactor (FBR, 280 MW), which had been shut down for over nine years. Upon...
By Kiyoshi Teranishi* Workers employed in periodic inspections and maintenance of nuclear power plants (NPP) are forced to work in hot, cramped, radioactive places. Their peace of mind and their health suffer because...
In South Korea on November 2nd, regional voting was held on a final disposal site for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste. I visited South Korea during the voting campaign to attend a citizens’ symposium...
On November 1st, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology compiled a report entitled “Investigation into Cosmic Ray Exposure to Aircraft Crew (tentative title)”. The purpose of this report was to reveal...
On October 1st, a new research and development agency, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), was established. It was established in the name of administrative reform, which aims to promote rationalization and cost reduction...
On September 29th the Nuclear Policy Planning Council (Planning Council) submitted its final draft of the Nuclear Energy Policy Outline (Policy Outline) to the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). AEC endorsed the Policy Outline on...
By Fumio Nagata* We are an Iwate Prefecture citizens’ group opposed to the operation of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant in Aomori Prefecture. We are concerned about the ocean being polluted with radioactive liquid waste...