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Former TEPCO Management Not Responsible for Fukushima Nuclear Disaster? Supreme Court and Tokyo High Court Rulings On March 5, in the trial of criminal responsibility for the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the Supreme Court of...
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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...
CNIC Statement: We strongly protest the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iranian “nuclear facilities.”
On June 13, Israel launched military attacks on multiple targets in Iran, including its “nuclear facilities,” and this was followed by Iranian retaliation. On June 22, the U.S also carried out airstrikes on three...
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...
CNIC Statement: Government’s alarming revision of the public comment system aims to exclude the people’s opinions
April 4, 2025 The Public Comment system is a procedure that was legislated by the Amendments to the Administrative Procedure Act in June 2005, “aiming to ensure the fairness of and to improve...
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Strategic Energy Plan and Other Cabinet Decisions Japan’s government adopted the 7th Strategic Energy Plan on February 18 together with the GX2040 Vision and Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures in cabinet decisions. “GX”...
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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...
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Onagawa Unit 2 Shut Down During Restart Due to Problems The Unit 2 reactor of Tohoku Electric Power Co.’s Onagawa Nuclear Power Station (BWR, 825 MW) was restarted on October 29 to resume...
CNIC Statement: War in Ukraine and Nuclear Power Plants – Critical Situation Continues
August 27, 2024 Two and half years have passed since Russia launched its military invasion against Ukraine. There have been a great number of casualties on both sides. Russia is waging a war of...
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Takahama Units 3, 4 to Operate Past 40 Years Takahama Nuclear Power Station Units 3 and 4 (PWR, 870 MW each), owned and operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (Kanden), began operating in...
