Citizens' Nuclear Information Center Blog
A year has passed since the JCO criticality accident, but little improvement can be seen in the safety regulation of the nuclear industry. This accident was a tremendous shock to Japan’s nuclear power industry...
Nuke Info Tokyo No. 80 (Nov./Dec. 2000) (452KB) Few Safety Improvements Seen Since JCO Accident The Impact of a Possible MOX Fuel Accident at Fukushima I -3 A tribute to Dr. Jinzaburo Takagi: Anti-Nuclear Scientist and...
(452KB) Few Advances Seen Since JCO Accident A year has passed since the JCO criticality accident, but little improvement can be seen in the safety regulation of the nuclear industry. MOX Court Case/Accident...
Nuke Info Tokyo 79 By Nakako Asada There is a plan to build an “Underground Research Laboratory” at Tono in Gifu Prefecture to study the disposal of high-level nuclear waste generated from nuclear power...
NEWS WATCH from NUKE INFO TOKYO 79 (Sep./Oct. 2000) — Moves toward New Reactor Construction Plans — Successive Reactor Shutdowns Lead to Restart of Thermal Power Generator — Court Rules that a Public Hearing is Not a...
Nuke Info Tokyo 78 Interviewed by Masakazu Saeki “I never even dreamed of seeing such an unjust judgement. It is an unexpected and mis-directed judgement. The Monju-type nuclear reactor is not developed elsewhere in the...
NEWS WATCH from NUKE INFO TOKYO 78 (July/Aug. 2000) — Liberal Democratic Party Drafts Comprehensive Energy Policy — Ministerial Reorganization to Affect Nuclear Industry — Compensation for Damages Due to JCO Accident Totals 11.56 Billion Yen — Policy...
Nuke Info Tokyo 77 by Junji Fukuda A meeting of the Electric Power Development Coordination Council will be held in the coming July. Nuclear power promoters are pushing hard to realise their plan to build...
NEWS WATCH from NUKE INFO TOKYO 77 (May/June 2000) — JAIF and VAEC Agreed on the Basic Plan for Cooperation — Commencement of Partial Liberalization of Power Supply Services — Plu-Thermal Utilization for Kashiwazaki 3 Approved — Yaku-machi...
NEWS WATCH from NUKE INFO TOKYO 76 (Mar./Apr. 2000) — People of Maki-machi Once Again Vote Against Nuclear Plant — Claims of Nuclear Power Costs Mere Propaganda — JGC Corp. Sign Agreement on Business...