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In response to public concern about the great earthquake that hit NPPs in Fukushima on March 11, the governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture, who had granted permission to Chugoku Electric Power Company to begin sea...
Press Release NEWS FROM NIRS Nuclear Information and Resource Service 6930 Carroll Avenue, #340, Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6477 www.nirs.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2011 Contact: Michael Mariotte +1-301-270-6477 170+ ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE URGE...
Media Release December 15, 2010 Petition Concerning Feasibility Study for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant in Viet Nam ~Japanese Government Support for Exports of Nuclear Power Plants~ Today a petition, endorsed by 79 groups (52 Japanese...
On October 31, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung issued a joint statement stating that the Vietnamese Government had “decided to choose Japan as the cooperation partner for...
1. Classification of Radioactive Waste Radioactive waste is produced at nuclear power plants and nuclear fuel cycle facilities, and also through research, medical and industrial use of radioisotopes (RIs). The main nuclear fuel cycle...
Press Release August 11, 2010 “Beware of Investing in New US Nukes” Visiting Expert Warns Japanese Government Tuesday, August 11 (Tokyo): US nuclear expert Kevin Kamps, who is currently visiting Japan, today sent a letter to...
On June 19, the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Energy Ministers’ Meeting, held in Fukui City, Japan, issued a declaration concerning “Low Carbon Paths to Energy Security”. For the first time, the declaration included support...
In February 2009 a working group on uprating was established within the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy. The working group met on six occasions and...
Chugoku Electric is unqualified to operate nuclear power plants at all, let alone build a new one at Kaminoseki (see Group Introduction). On March 30 Chugoku Electric Power Company announced that it had failed...
CNIC was requested to provide information on the approval process for construction of nuclear power plants in Japan and in particular on rules and practice relating to public involvement and information disclosure. This article...