Nuke Info Tokyo No. 167 (July/Aug 2015)

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Extending the Lifespan of Takahama Units 1 and 2: Sloppy RPV Surveillance Method, by Hiromitsu INO

Current State of Post-Accident Operations at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station February to June 2015

Japan’s atomic ambivalence over nuclear relations with UK, by Dr. David Lowry

Anti-Nuke Who’s who; Story performer Kazuno Tanabe travels around the country telling the story of Daigo Fukuryū Maru (S.S. Lucky Dragon 5) 

News Watch

-Nuclear Fuel Loaded into Sendai NPS Unit 1
-Fiscal Year 2030 Energy Mix Plan Decided
-Fukushima Daiichi NPS Decommissioning Work Schedule Revised
-Accelerated Resident Repatriation Policy
-Residents of Naraha Town Opposed to Lifting of Evacuation Orders
-Minamisoma Residents File Lawsuit Requesting Lifting of Evacuation Encouragement Points be Rescinded
-Return of 124 HLW Casks in September
-Establishment of the Federation of Nuclear Accident Victims’ Organizations
-Request for Preservation of a Sign Extolling Nuclear Power as an “Embarrassing Legacy”
-In Negotiating Japan-India Nuclear Cooperation Pact, will Japan Allow Reprocessing by India?
-Application for Safety Review of the Hamaoka NPS Unit 3 Reactor for Conformity to New Regulatory Standards