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By Takeo Hashizume and Yoshitaka Mukohara* Environmental impact from 1oC sea temperature rise Reports of changes in the marine environment have become frequent in recent years. Fisherman everywhere say that they can’t catch fish...
October date for full operations definitely won’t be met The vitrification furnace at Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd’s (JNFL) Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant is being restored. However, this only means that the prospects of resuming active...
It is three years since the Chuetsu-oki Earthquake struck the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (KK). (See CNIC statement on page 5.) Since then two reactors (Units 6 & 7) have resumed commercial operations and...
As mentioned in NIT 136, on May 6 the Monju Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR, 280MWe), developed by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), was restarted for the first time in over 14 years....
On June 19, the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Energy Ministers’ Meeting, held in Fukui City, Japan, issued a declaration concerning “Low Carbon Paths to Energy Security”. For the first time, the declaration included support...
(652 KB) Citizens Challenge APEC Energy Ministers in Fukui In opposition to the APEC Energy Ministers’ Meeting, civil society held a “Citizens’ Energy Symposium” in Fukui City on the afternoon of June 19. Speakers...
Prime Minister Naoto Kan Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya Okada Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Masayuki Naoshima Chairman of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission Shunsuke Kondo Japanese Nuclear Cooperation with India Represents Support...
Japanese Government frantically trying to win nuclear orders from Vietnam MOX fuel departs France JNFL fails to recover fallen tile Construction of MOX fabrication plant postponed MHI to invest in Areva TEPCO to Invest...
By Ramboh* The Rainbow Kayak Squadron is a group of concerned individuals, including local outdoor guides and people from around Japan. Each member acts voluntarily in the belief that the Kaminoseki Nuclear Power Plant1...
On March 16 the electric power companies reported their plutonium utilization plans for the 2010 fiscal year to the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). They also published data on the quantity of separated plutonium they...