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No chance of completing the plant in May as planned The final stage of the active tests of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant began in February this year, but the high-level liquid waste vitrification facility...
On April 23 the Minister of Economy Trade and Industry approved the establishment of the Ohma nuclear power plant (NPP) in Ohma Town, Aomori Prefecture. This article is adapted from the first of a...
During February, there were several developments in Japanese power companies’ pluthermal*1 plans. Also, plutonium use plans for the 2008 fiscal year were released on March 7th. Problems with MOX fuel for Kyushu Electric’s Genkai-3...
Full operation won’t begin as scheduled in February 2008 Tests of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant using spent nuclear fuel (active tests) commenced in March 2006. Production of plutonium began in November of the same...
– end piece falls to the bottom of the cleaning tank – Active testing of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant stopped for one month from October 1st to October 25th due to damage to equipment...
Since May 2006, Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. (JNFL) has been conducting “active tests” of its Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant in Aomori Prefecture. Step 3 of the 5-step tests was completed in April 2007, but in...
completion of modifications, sodium refill, functional tests The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has been carrying out modifications on the Monju Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR, 280 MW) in preparation for restart (see NIT...
Possible increase of spent fuel to be reprocessed during active tests Step 3 of the active tests currently being carried out at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant were completed in April (see NIT 118). On...
Step 3 of “active tests” at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant were completed on April 26th. Although numerous problems have arisen, Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd (JNFL) has not officially changed the November 2007 scheduled date...
Three stacks of the Rokkasho reprocessing plant (Photo by Noboru Kobayashi) Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd (JNFL) completed step two of the active tests (“hot tests”) at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant on 6 December...