Citizens' Nuclear Information Center Blog

Reviewing the Safety of Nuclear Power Plants – Part 4: Resuming nuclear power generation is a highly dangerous choice that may cause another Fukushima-scale disaster

By Goto Masashi, Doctor of Engineering, Former Nuclear Plant Engineer, Member of Citizens’ Commission on Nuclear Energy   4. The theory of highly complex technology systems indicates that nuclear power plants cannot be free...

A Starting Point for Improving Working Conditions for Subcontracted Workers at Nuclear Power Plants – Tokyo Labor Relations Commission Orders Takenaka Corp. to Comply with Collective Bargaining Rules

By Kawamoto Hiroyuki, Vice Chair, Union of Nuclear and Radiation-Exposed Workers   On January 29 this year, regarding the lack of a response from Takenaka Corp., a primary contractor for work at the Fukushima...