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by Hideyuki Ban, Co-Director, CNIC Recently I agreed to become a member of the government’s Long-Term Program for Research, Development, and Utilization of Nuclear Energy (Long-Term Program). I joined at the request of the secretariat of...
In April the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry’s Agency for Natural Resources and Energy announced the 2004(1) Electric Power Supply Plan (EPS Plan). This plan brings together the electric power demand estimates and...
The chemical tests at Rokkasho have been completed and the uranium testing phase is scheduled to begin in April. However, even among the proponents of nuclear energy, calls for a moratorium have emerged. For...
The joy of the citizens of Suzu on hearing that the Suzu Nuclear Power Plant plan had been cancelled On Dec. 24th, 2003, Tohoku Electric Power Company officially announced that it was abandoning...
Japan’s first Energy Policy Basic Plan (“Basic Plan”) was decided upon on October 7 by the Cabinet. This plan is devised in accordance with the Energy Policy Basic Law (“Basic Law”), which was promulgated...
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) announced a decision entitled “Concerning the Basic Position on Japan’s Use of Plutonium” on August 5, 2003. The Commission took the view that, “In order to avoid giving rise...
On July 12th a workshop entitled “An Open Discussion about Nuclear Energy Policy Part 1 — what to do with reprocessing spent nuclear fuels” was held by the Research Group for Geological Disposal Problems,...
*The power supply capacity is compiled according to TEPCO’s data. In addition, TEPCO could increase its supply capacity provided by outside of TEPCO’s facilities, not reflected in offcial data. As of August 31, 11...
The Downward Trend of the Nuclear Development Plan In Japan All electric companies in Japan had completed the Electric Supply Plan for the fiscal year of 2003 by the end of March*. In these...
Since World War II, Japan’s electricity has been supplied under a monopoly system by a small number of large electric power companies.However, in 1995 the Electric Utilities Industry Law (EUIL) was revised and, for...