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December 15, 2010 Mr. Akihiro Ohata Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Petition Concerning Feasibility Study for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant in Viet Nam ~Japanese Government Support for Exports of Nuclear Power Plants~...
Higashidori-1: application for extended operation cycle On October 15 Tohoku Electric Power Company announced that it planned to increase the length of continuous operation of its Higashidori-1 reactor (BWR, 1110 MW) from the current...
The Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant has entered the third year since active testing using spent nuclear fuel came to a halt in December 2008 due to problems with the vitrification facility (see NIT 129). Japan...
The centrifuges at Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd’s (JNFL) Rokkasho Uranium Enrichment Plant, located four kilometers to the northeast of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant, have fallen silent. The last line was shut down on December...
1. KK-3 Problems Seismic motion Niigata Prefecture’s subcommittee on equipment integrity and seismic safety began its review of the integrity of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa (KK) Unit 3 (BWR, 1100MW) on December 13, 2010. However it is...
Photo: On the beach facing Monju On December 4, about 1,000 people gathered in Tsuruga City for a public meeting and demonstration to demand the closure of the Monju Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR,...
(1 MB) Monju’s Never Ending Problems On December 4, about 1,000 people gathered in Tsuruga City for a public meeting and demonstration to demand the closure of the Monju Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor. Problems...
Media Release December 15, 2010 Petition Concerning Feasibility Study for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant in Viet Nam ~Japanese Government Support for Exports of Nuclear Power Plants~ Today a petition, endorsed by 79 groups (52 Japanese...
Year Date Facility Overview Report Classification 2010 April 2 Onagawa 1 Damage to a pipe joint in the standby liquid control system accumulator. April 2 Shika 1 Primary loop recirculation system flow restrictor device...
Construction of Rokkasho MOX Factory Commences Application for Second HLW Shipment from the UK Japanese consortium to do feasibility study for Kazakhstan nuclear power plant Bid for Kazakhstan’s Planned HTR Public-private partnership to promote...