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A ‘nuclear power zero basic bill’ was submitted to the Diet by four opposition parties on March 9, 2018. These were the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Party, the Japan Communist Party,...
On May 16, the Strategic Policy Committee of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the draft for the 5th Strategic Energy Plan....
On 28 November this year, the Tokai II NPP will turn 40. On 24 November last year, its operator, Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC) applied to the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) for a 20...
CNIC recently released two statements on court cases related to nuclear issues, which we have translated into English so that international readers can see our position on these important court rulings as well as...
It has become clear that TEPCO’s losses from the Fukushima Daiichi NPS accident will exceed 21.5 trillion yen. Since TEPCO alone is incapable of bearing such huge liabilities, METI has decided on the policy...
On August 12, 2016, Shikoku Electric Power Co. (SEPC) restarted Unit 3, an 890-megawatt (MW) pressurized-water reactor (PWR) at its Ikata Nuclear Power Station (INPS) in Ehime Prefecture. This nuclear power plant is situated...
On August 11, 2015, Kyushu Electric Power Company activated Sendai Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 (PWR, 890 MW, located in Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture, commissioned in June 1984), and the reactor began power generation...
Inviting Mr. Kumar Sundaram from India, a gathering was held in Tokyo on December 11, 2014 to learn the latest news on the nuclear power industry in India. The meeting was jointly organized by...
Location of the Takahama Nuclear Power Plant Background As a result of reflection on the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) accident, the regulation of the use of nuclear...
New support policies for nuclear power plants as Japan moves toward the deregulation of electrical power / Excuses for extending the life of Monju Mr. Hideyuki Ban of CNIC has served as a member...