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August 23, 2024 On August 23rd, the Japanese Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) reported to Aomori Prefecture the postponement of the target for completion of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant, which had been set as the...
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,...
Ban Hideyuki, Co-Director of the Citizens’ Nuclear Information Centre, passed away at 0:35 pm on 10 June 2024 at the age of 72, after a battle with cancer. We would like to express...
By Hasegawa Koichi (Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sociology, Tohoku University) Realities of the 14th year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster Congratulations on the 600th issue of the CNIC Newsletter Tsushin! In 2000 Dr....
By Tanimura Nobuko Introduction Radioactive contamination of the environment resulting from the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident has led to exposure risks for residents. Fukushima Prefecture is conducting...
By Yamaguchi Yukio (CNIC Co-Director) Ban Hideyuki passed away on June 10 at the age of 72 years and 8 months. It was too early a death. I will not be able to...
Takahama Units 3, 4 to Operate Past 40 Years Takahama Nuclear Power Station Units 3 and 4 (PWR, 870 MW each), owned and operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (Kanden), began operating in...
By Mycle Schneider This message was originally written for the close circle of Ban-san’s family and friends for the day of the funeral. We publish it here with Mycle Schneider’s permission. Mycle Schneider is...
By Caitlin Stronell (CNIC staff member 2015-2024) When I first joined CNIC in 2015, Ban-san was the secretary-general, running the office as well as being one of the Co-Directors. He was certainly not...
By Takano Satoshi The Subcommittee on Specified Radioactive Waste (below, “the Subcommittee”) held its third meeting on April 30. I would like to focus on the interim report, which sums up the “Communication...