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September 27, 2024 This September, two major events are taking place in Japanese politics. One is the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election (votes were counted today, September 27th), and the other is the election...
September 10, 2024 On September 10, 2024, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) began collecting samples of the debris [1] at Unit 2 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. However, it is not...
August 27, 2024 Two and half years have passed since Russia launched its military invasion against Ukraine. There have been a great number of casualties on both sides. Russia is waging a war of...
August 23, 2024 On August 23rd, the Japanese Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) reported to Aomori Prefecture the postponement of the target for completion of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant, which had been set as the...
June 24, 2024 Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has been proceeding with its plan to export about 136 tons of uranium ore and ion-exchange resin with absorbed uranium, which had been stored at...
May 1, 2024 On 1st May 2024, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) requested Genkai Town in Saga Prefecture accept a literature survey in the area for selection of a final disposal...
March 11, 2024 On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, occurred off the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region. This massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami set off...
27 December 2023 Operational Ban on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Lifted – Is the Nuclear Regulation Authority Qualified to Make this Decision? In March 2021, in connection with the violation of nuclear material protection...
December 21, 2023 On September 27, in Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture, where there had been moves to apply for a literature survey, the first step in the selection of a final disposal site for...
December 5, 2023 At COP28 in Dubai, the United States and the United Kingdom led a pledge to triple the world’s nuclear capacity by 2050 [i]. The 22 participating countries are the United States,...