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News Watch (NIT No. 172)

Establishing a liaison for exports to China In an article dated March 23, The Denki Shimbun (a Japanese daily newspaper covering energy and electricity) reported that Japan’s nuclear energy industry had teamed up to...

News Watch (NIT No. 171)

Preparations for Ice Wall Completed at Fukushima Daiichi Construction of equipment for creating a wall of frozen soil to prevent groundwater influx into Fukushima Daiichi units 1 to 4 (no longer operating) was completed...

Newswatch ~Nuke Info Tokyo No. 170

Earthquake-related Deaths Top 2,000 in Fukushima Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture announced on December 25, 2015 that the number of certified “related fatalities” occurring within the prefecture as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake...

News Watch 162 Sep./Oct. 2014 Nuke Info Tokyo No. 162

— Designated Waste Accepted for Interim Storage in Fukushima — Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corp. Launched — Electric Power Companies Considering Decommissioning Old Reactors — Application for Review of Compatibility of Shika Unit 2 with New...