Citizens' Nuclear Information Center
Create No Nukes World With Us
Chugoku Electric Power Company operates two nuclear power plants and is currently constructing a third on the Japan Sea coast in Matsue City, the capital of Shimane Prefecture (Shimane-3, ABWR 1,373 MW). On the...
Concerned about the potential environmental and social consequences of the Japanese Government’s vigorous promotion of nuclear exports, on July 27, Japanese NGOs submitted demands regarding finance for nuclear energy related projects to the Ministry...
After winning a landslide victory in the House of Representatives election held on August 30, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has formed a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the...
Media Release July 27, 2009 Public Finance and Export Insurance for Nuclear-Related Exports NGOs Demand Rigorous Safety Assessment, Information Disclosure and Stakeholder Involvement Tokyo, July 27, 2009 Japanese NGOs concerned about the social and...
The deception of the Trade and Investment Insurance for Preventing Global Warming scheme On July 29 the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) announced the establishment of the Trade and Investment Insurance for...
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...
From April 2008, the time permitted before reactors are shut down for periodic inspections will be extended (long-cycle operation). Under the Electricity Utility Law regulations as they now stand, the maximum time allowed between...
The cost of decommissioning and disposal of nuclear power plants is currently being discussed by the Subcommittee for Improvement of the Investment Conditions in Nuclear Power Generation (hereafter the Subcommittee). This is a subcommittee...
Cartoon by Shoji Takagi While the international nuclear industry was busily reorganizing itself into a more oligarchical structure, Japan alone managed to retain three nuclear power plant makers, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Toshiba...
On 31 May 2006 the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI) released a “New National Energy Strategy”. This Strategy contains a new phrase, “Nuclear Energy National Building”. This phrase had not appeared before...