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By Ban Hideyuki (CNIC Co-Director) 1. Background — Shift from marine dumping to geological disposal In the 1950s and 1960s, Japan’s high-level radwaste disposal policy was marine dumping. In 1972, however, the Convention...
By Takano Satoshi (CNIC) The second meeting of the Geological Disposal Technical Working Group (Technical WG), a working group of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), was held on March 29....
By Masano Atsuko Work to clear up the mess from the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (below, Fukushima Daiichi) operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, In. (below, TEPCO) has run...
May 1, 2024 On 1st May 2024, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) requested Genkai Town in Saga Prefecture accept a literature survey in the area for selection of a final disposal...
Both Kanden and Tohoku Electric Power Co. to Build On-site Spent Fuel Dry Storage Facilities Regarding plans to establish on-site dry storage facilities for spent fuel at the Mihama, Takahama and Ohi nuclear...
Emergence and Outline of the Interim Storage Facility Plans On August 2, 2023, Chugoku Electric Power Co. (Chuden) proposed plans to Kaminoseki Town for interim storage facilities to be constructed on its land holdings...
By Sueda Kazuhide (Radioactive Waste Campaign Kansai) We have entered the age of full-scale decommissioning. Of all Japan’s commercial nuclear reactors, 24 are slated for decommissioning. The best-case scenario would be to enclose...
December 21, 2023 On September 27, in Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture, where there had been moves to apply for a literature survey, the first step in the selection of a final disposal site for...
Plutonium Recovered through Reprocessing of Fugen Fuel to be Transferred to Orano The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) reported to Japan’s Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) on September 19 regarding its policy for utilizing plutonium...