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Onagawa and Shimane Unit 2 Reactors Restarted Nuclear reactors of the same type as Fukushima’s have been restarted at two nuclear power plants (NPPs), marking the first time in the 13 and a half...
Category: energy policy
CNIC Statement: Safety problems at Onagawa Power Plant Unit 2.
October 29, 2024 The Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 reactor has serious safety problems, but Tohoku Electric Power is heading towards a restart. First of all, let us remind ourselves that the Onagawa...
Fukushima Now (27) Part 1, Troubles Continue – But Will They Manage to Complete the Decommissioning?
By Yamaguchi Yukio I. Thirteen and a half years have passed since the unprecedented catastrophe of the Fukushima nuclear accident. While reflecting on the deep sadness experienced by people who have lost their...
Tsuruga Unit 2 Reactor Fails to Meet New Regulatory Standards
By Nishio Baku Nuclear Reactor Regulation Act Requires Revocation of Permit It was confirmed on August 2 at an extraordinary meeting of Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) that the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Station...
CNIC Statement: Concerns over Revival of the Nuclear Power Myth and Unrealistic Nuclear Policy -Regarding Comments on Nuclear Power in the Liberal Democratic Party Presidential Election and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Representative Election-
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...
CNIC Statement: 13 Years Later~ Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Radioactivity
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...
Newspeak—“Nukes are Safe. Nukes Reduce Carbon.”
By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC) Looking back at the situation regarding Japanese nuclear reactors in 2023, 12 nuclear reactors (11,608 MW) were operating, an increase of two reactors over the previous year, with Takahama...
CNIC Statement: Operational Ban on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Lifted – Is the Nuclear Regulation Authority Qualified to Make this Decision?
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...
Will nuclear power plants survive the climate crisis?
Introduction to the Study Report on Nuclear Power Plants’ Vulnerability to Climate Change By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC) Recently, some sectors in society are actively promoting nuclear power plants as a measure against climate change....
NuScale’s plan for a small nuclear reactor, funded by JBIC, is cancelled, questioning the accountability of public financial institutions
A joint comment from CNIC and Friends of the Earth Japan (FoE Japan) 10 November 2023 NuScale Power, a U.S.-based company, has announced the cancellation of its plan to build a small nuclear reactor...