2023: A Sudden Change in Nuclear Power Policy?
By Yamaguchi Yukio (CNIC Co-Director) Are we going to take the road to GX? New Year greetings to all Nuke Info Tokyo readers! Japan’s nuclear power policy is now in the process of a...
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By Yamaguchi Yukio (CNIC Co-Director) Are we going to take the road to GX? New Year greetings to all Nuke Info Tokyo readers! Japan’s nuclear power policy is now in the process of a...
<This Statement has been endorsed by 22 organizations listed below, including CNIC> 22 December 2022 The Kishida Government launched its GX policy today, which includes rebuilding (replacing) nuclear power plants and further extending their...
By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC) On August 24, 2022, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio held the second meeting of the GX (Green Transformation) Implementation Council, which was set up under his strong initiative. At the...
30 November 2022 At the meeting of the Nuclear Energy Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy on November 28, the secretariat, the Natural Resources and Energy Agency of the Ministry...
22 November 2022 The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) revised its regulations for “Infrastructure Development Support Project Grants” at the end of October, doubling the maximum subsidy to prefectures with nuclear power...
November 15, 2022 The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), at the 33rd Meeting of the Nuclear Energy Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy on November 8, presented the...
11 October 2022 On October 5, at a regular meeting of the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), Chairman Yamanaka responded to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) proposal to eliminate the rule stipulated...
—Government’s coercive plans to restart nuclear power stations are of major concern— August 26, 2022 At the second meeting of the GX (Green Transformation) Implementation Council, the secretariat, in connection with nuclear power plants,...
By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC) On October 22, the Kishida cabinet approved the Sixth Strategic Energy Plan, which sets out the country’s medium- and long-term energy policy. The plan was submitted for public comment between...
NRA Suspends Review of Tsuruga Unit 2 The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan decided on August 18 to discontinue its review of the Unit 2 reactor at Japan Atomic Power Co.’s (JAPC’s) Tsuruga...