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Possibility for NRA to Halt Nukes in Operation It appears that Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s Sendai Unit 1 reactor, which has been restarted, will be halted next March. The Unit 2 reactor might also...
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Trial Conclusion and Sentencing in Fukushima Nuclear Accident Criminal Suit Set for September 19 The Tokyo District Court has set 19 September 2019 as the date for trial conclusion and sentencing of the three...
Blowout Panels Useless in an Accident – Basic design fault of the Tokai No.2 NPP
Tokai No. 2 Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR), the same as the reactors which melted down at Fukushima Daiichi NPS. Its containment vessel is also Mark II type. Tokai...
CNIC Statement: Don’t allow Tokai No. 2 NPP to operate beyond 40 years!
CNIC Statement 7 November 2018 On 7 November, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approved changes to safety regulations that will allow Tokai No. 2 NPP (BWR 1100MW) to operate beyond 40 years. Tokai No....
Tokai II Nuclear Power Plant’s 20 year extension: A story of economic inefficiency and passing the buck
On 28 November this year, the Tokai II NPP will turn 40. On 24 November last year, its operator, Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC) applied to the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) for a 20...
Two recent CNIC Statements: Maebashi District Court ruling on compensation for Fukushima Daiichi victims & Osaka High Court ruling on restarting Takahama NPP
CNIC recently released two statements on court cases related to nuclear issues, which we have translated into English so that international readers can see our position on these important court rulings as well as...
Nuclear Reactor Restarts in Japan ~Utilities face costly and risky uphill battles
On August 12, 2016, Shikoku Electric Power Co. (SEPC) restarted Unit 3, an 890-megawatt (MW) pressurized-water reactor (PWR) at its Ikata Nuclear Power Station (INPS) in Ehime Prefecture. This nuclear power plant is situated...
The Controversial Restart of the Sendai Nuclear Power Station -Nuke Info Tokyo No. 168
On August 11, 2015, Kyushu Electric Power Company activated Sendai Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 (PWR, 890 MW, located in Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture, commissioned in June 1984), and the reactor began power generation...
CNIC Public Comment on the Draft Report for the New Regulatory Requirements Screening for the Kansai Electric Power Company’s Takahama Nuclear Power Plant Nuke Info Tokyo No. 164
Location of the Takahama Nuclear Power Plant Background As a result of reflection on the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS) accident, the regulation of the use of nuclear...
Public Comments for the Draft Report on Compliance of Sendai Nuclear Power Station with the New Regulatory Requirements Nuke Info Tokyo No. 162
The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) implemented a “Call for Scientific and Technical Comments for the Draft Report on the Application for Permission to Alter Installed Kyushu Electric Power Company (Kyushu EPCo) Sendai Nuclear Power...
