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Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center October 13, 2020 On October 9, Suttsu Town, Hokkaido and Kamoenai Village each officially decided to accept a ‘literature review,’ which is the first step in selecting geological disposal sites...
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, Tony...
By Nishio Baku, CNIC Co-Director In August, the mayor of Hokkaido’s Suttsu Town suggested that the town should consider applying for the “literature review” that is carried out in the run-up to the selection...
By Matsukubo Hajime, CNIC State of the Plant The water temperature in the containment vessels and the spent fuel pools (SFPs) varies mostly around less than 32oC and no great changes have been seen....
Selected accidents at nuclear facilities in Japan in 2019:
By Ban Hideyuki, CNIC Co-Director The Atomic Energy Commission released the official report on Japan’s plutonium holdings as of the end of 2019. Significant changes included the amount of plutonium stored at reactors in...
Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant Completion Delayed by a Year Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited notified the Nuclear Regulation Agency (NRA) of Japan on August 21 that its scheduled date for completion of work on the Rokkasho...
By Saito Kaizaburo, HACASE Co-ordinator The Hokkaido Active Citizen’s Association of Science (HACASE) was established in November 2015. At present there are about 25 members. The purpose of this group is, firstly, to investigate,...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan, Compilation Committee for Abolition of Nuclear Power Published in July 2020 English version available at www.cbcj.catholic.jp/2020/07/08/20963/ <Reviewed by Caitlin Stronell> The Editorial Committee on Nuclear Power of the...
(translation of Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center Statement released on 28 July 2020) On 13 July 2020, at a meeting of the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy Subcommittee on Basic Policy for Electricity...