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Investigation Report on Misconduct regarding Design Basis Seismic Ground Motions at Hamaoka Nuke On September 14, Chubu Electric Power Co. released a report from its Special Investigative Committee regarding “inappropriate practices” in formulating...
By Kamisawa Chihiro Rokkasho fault as a branch fault of the continental shelf fringe fault In the previous article in Nuke Info Tokyo No. 233 (August 10, 2026), I explained that the continental...
By Kamisawa Chihiro Recent earthquake off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture (December 8, 2025) An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 took place off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture (the hypocenter...
2 to 5 Large Nukes by 2040, 11 to 14 by 2050? “Future Direction of Nuclear Energy Policy and Action Guidelines,” adopted in April 2024 by the Council of Ministers on Nuclear Energy of...
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...
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...
By Ito Kazuko In December 1983, the prime minister at the time, Nakasone Yasuhiro, announced that the Shimokita Peninsula would become a nuclear power Mecca, and on April 9, 1985, the governor of...
By Komura Kazuo (Former Aomori Prefectural Assembly Member, Co-Director of the Aomori Prefecture Citizens’ Association to Protect the Future from Nuclear Waste) On July 27, 1984, the Federation of Electric Power Companies of...
August 23, 2024 On August 23rd, the Japanese Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) reported to Aomori Prefecture the postponement of the target for completion of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant, which had been set as the...
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...