Nuke Info Tokyo No.229 (November/December 2025)

Nuke Info Tokyo is a bi-monthly newsletter that aims to provide English speaking friends with up-to-date information on the Japanese nuclear industry and the movements against it. 


Editor: Takakuwa Mayu

Translators: Pat Ormsby, Tony Boys, Nishioka Mayumi


Proofreaders: Tony Boys, Yamaguchi Yukio

Contents:

Questioning the Obsolescence of Nuclear Plants, Part 1 – Lawsuit to Revoke the Permits for Operating Lifetime Extensions for Takahama Unit 1 & 2 and Mihama Unit 3: An unjust verdict unable to grasp the warnings about brittle failure By Shibayama Yasuko

Fukushima Now (29) – Part 1: What Constitutes Responsibility? By Yamaguchi Yukio

Fukushima Now (29) – Part 2: Current State of Post-Accident Operations at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (February to August 2025) By Matsukubo Hajime

Reference Material: Japan’s Separated Plutonium Inventory (as of Dec.31, 2024) By Matsukubo Hajime

Reference Material: Worker’s Exposure Data (FY2024) By Tanimura Nobuko

News Watch: Dry Storage Facilities for Spent Fuel to be Established at Sendai Nuclear Power Station/ Governor Approves Restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station/ Delusions of Rebuilding 13 Large Nukes/ Mox Fuel Shipment from France to Takahama NPS

CNIC Statement: Reflecting on “remarks” again – Regarding the moves toward restarting Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station 

Who’s Who: Hara Asuka – a Rising Star in Niigata under the NPS Restart Crisis By Kuwabara Mie