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On February 23-24 CNIC, together with the Union of Concerned Scientists, held an international conference at the United Nations University in Tokyo. The theme of the conference was ‘the US-Japan Nuclear Cooperation Agreement and...
Please see speakers profiles here Click on the names of speakers below to see their presentation/materials More will be added as they become available DAY 1: 23 February (Thurs) 10.00-10.10 Welcome Speech (Koichi Hasegawa)...
CNIC in collaboration with the Union of Concerned Scientists held an international conference titled ‘The US-Japan Nuclear Cooperation Agreement and Japan’s Plutonium Policy’ (PuPo = Plutonium Policy for short). The following statement was signed by...
CNIC, along with the US based group Union of Concerned Scientists, will jointly organise an international conference on 23-24 February next year at the United Nations University, Tokyo. It will focus on Japan’s plutonium...
Report on two lectures by Prof. Frank von Hippel Prof. Frank von Hippel, from Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security, gave talks in Tokyo on ‘Monju and Japan’s reprocessing policy’ and ‘Reducing...
The Japanese government has practically decided to decommission the Monju fast breeder reactor. Because the reactor has been positioned at the core of Japan’s nuclear fuel cycle, its decommissioning will mark a significant change...
Prof. Frank von Hippel, from Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security, gave lectures in Tokyo on ‘Monju and Japan’s reprocessing policy’ and ‘Reducing the danger of spent fuel pool fires’ on November...
Data shows a major stockpile Disposal solutions hard to find The Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) recently released the latest data on Japan’s plutonium stockpile (please click here to view) the total of which...
~Report on CNIC open research seminar with Tom Clements, Savannah River Site Watch On August 10, CNIC held an open research seminar with Tom Clements, Director of Savannah River Site (SRS) Watch, an NGO...
Background In November 2015, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) submitted its recommendation concerning the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor (FBR) to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). In the recommendation, the...
