Reviving the Nuclear Dream?
By Caitlin Stronell (CNIC) and MV Ramana (Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.) ...
Citizens' Nuclear Information Center Blog
Voices from Around the Pacific Rim Oppose Oceanic Release of Fukushima Daiichi Contaminated Water
By Ban Hideyuki (CNIC Co-Director) On December 17, 2022 “Don’t contaminate the oceans with radioactivity! International Forum: Voices of people around the Pacific Rim” was held online to oppose the oceanic release of (treated)...
Government and Nuclear Power Industry Ignoring Engineering Principles
~ Reactor manufacturers’ advanced pressurized water reactor farce is exposed: By Goto Masashi, former Toshiba nuclear engineer 1. Post-Fukushima nuclear accident nuclear power plant (NPP) restarts sluggish Today, nearly 12 years after the reactor...
High-Level Radioactive Waste Symposium: “To Avoid Progression to the Overview Survey”
Participant Report By Takano Satoshi (CNIC) A symposium on high-level radioactive waste titled “To Avoid Progression to the Overview Survey” was held on November 4 in Otaru, Hokkaido. There were about 150 participants. I...
News Watch
Injunction to Halt Mihama Unit 3 Operation Rejected Osaka District Court handed down a decision on December 20, 2022 rejecting a request for an injunction against operation of the Unit 3 reactor of the...
Who’s Who: Kusachi Taeko, an ‘ordinary person’ doing extraordinary things
By Ogata Keiko, Deputy Chief of Toold40 Ms. Kusachi Taeko is one of the plaintiffs in the ongoing lawsuit against the extension of the operation periods of aging nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture, and...
2023: A Sudden Change in Nuclear Power Policy?
By Yamaguchi Yukio (CNIC Co-Director) Are we going to take the road to GX? New Year greetings to all Nuke Info Tokyo readers! Japan’s nuclear power policy is now in the process of a...
Joint statement: Protest against the deceptive GX policy – nuclear power plants are nothing but greenwash.
<This Statement has been endorsed by 22 organizations listed below, including CNIC> 22 December 2022 The Kishida Government launched its GX policy today, which includes rebuilding (replacing) nuclear power plants and further extending their...
Nuke Info Tokyo No. 211 (November/December 2022)
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: Caitlin Stronell Translators: Pat Ormsby,...
Critical Note on the Interim Report of the Nuclear Power Subcommittee Innovative Reactor Working Group
By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC) On August 24, 2022, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio held the second meeting of the GX (Green Transformation) Implementation Council, which was set up under his strong initiative. At the...