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Questioning the Obsolescence of Nuclear Power Plants — Part 3. Lawsuit to Revoke the Permits for Operating Lifetime Extensions for Takahama Units 1 & 2 and Mihama Unit 3: Problems in the Takahama Unit 1 PTS Analysis

By Takashima Takeo, Member, Working Group on Nuclear Engineering and Regulation, Citizens’ Commission on Nuclear Energy   Introduction On March 14, 2025, the Nagoya District Court handed down a verdict against the plaintiffs in...

Questioning the Obsolescence of Nuclear Power Plants — Part 2. Lawsuit to Revoke the Permits for Operating Lifetime Extensions for Takahama Units 1 & 2 and Mihama Unit 3: Problems of the Nagoya District Court verdict that did not face up to the risks of superannuated reactors

By Kojima Hiroshi (Plaintiff Attorney)   Nagoya District Court verdict On April 14, 2016, a lawsuit to decommission aging nuclear plants at 40 years was filed with the Nagoya District Court to prevent Kansai...

Questioning the Obsolescence of Nuclear Power Plants – Part 1. Lawsuit to Revoke the Permits for Operating Lifetime Extensions for Takahama Units 1 & 2 and Mihama Unit 3: An unjust verdict unable to grasp the warnings about brittle failure

By Shibayama Yasuko (The Group of Citizens’ Seeking a Court Decision Ordering the Decommissioning of Nuclear Plants Over 40 years Old) Lawsuit to Decommission Aging Nuclear Reactors at 40 Years: An administrative lawsuit seeking...

A Starting Point for Improving Working Conditions for Subcontracted Workers at Nuclear Power Plants – Tokyo Labor Relations Commission Orders Takenaka Corp. to Comply with Collective Bargaining Rules

By Kawamoto Hiroyuki, Vice Chair, Union of Nuclear and Radiation-Exposed Workers   On January 29 this year, regarding the lack of a response from Takenaka Corp., a primary contractor for work at the Fukushima...

Group Intro: The Group of Citizens Seeking a Court Decision Ordering the Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants Over 40 Years Old

By Shibayama Yasuko (Secretary General, Group of Citizens Seeking a Court Decision Ordering the Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants Over 40 Years Old) We, the Group of Citizens Seeking a Court Decision Ordering the...