Nuke Info Tokyo No.233 (July/August 2026)
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:
Origin and Motivation of Data Fabrication of Design Basis Seismic Ground Motion at Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant By Kamisawa Chihiro
Participation in the Nuclear Power Subcommittee, Part 20 – Points of Contention Regarding Action Guideline Revisions and What They Leave Out By Matsukubo Hajime
Participation in the Nuclear Power Subcommittee, Part 21 – They Cannot Turn Back Time: Decisions on Nuclear Power Action Guideline Revisions By Matsukubo Hajime
Lawsuit to Nullify the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant’s Business License — Updates: Potential Activity of Continental Shelf Fringe Fault and Rokkasho Fault (1) By Kamisawa Chihiro
News Watch (August 3, 2026): 2 to 5 Large Nukes by 2040, 11 to 14 by 2050? / Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant Completion to be Postponed for the 28th Time / Data Fabrication Continues at Hamaoka Nuke, Even with Investigation Underway
Group Intro: NPO ONE LIFE (Ogasawara Native Ecology Life) By Shimizu Ryoichi