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On September 2, 2009 the Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPCO) announced a further amendment to Japan’s electric power companies’ plutonium utilization plans, having previously revised them on June 12, 2009. This time the amendment...
On June 12, 2009 the Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPCO) announced a five year delay to Japan’s electric power companies’ pluthermal plans*. Originally the government and the electric power companies claimed that pluthermal would...
The table at the bottom of this page is a translation of a table released on March 6, 2009 by the Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPCO). As noted in previous years, these plutonium utilization plans...
Media Release July 27, 2009 Public Finance and Export Insurance for Nuclear-Related Exports NGOs Demand Rigorous Safety Assessment, Information Disclosure and Stakeholder Involvement Tokyo, July 27, 2009 Japanese NGOs concerned about the social and...
Replacement of Monju fuel begun Application for approval of Hamaoka-1&2 decommissioning plan METI releases nuclear power promotion policy International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Council formed Satellite office for advancement of FBR Review of Japan’s nuclear...
By Yoshiko Kobayashi* Members of the “Know Pluthermal” Shiribeshi Citizens’ Network I moved from Tokyo to a dairy farm 10 kilometers from the Tomari Nuclear Power Station in 2001. Tomari Village is in the...
July 16 was the second anniversary of the Chuetsu-oki Earthquake. The seismic force that struck Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station (KK) was unprecedented in the history of nuclear power. Start-up...
Active testing of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant is on hold due to repeated problems with the vitrification facility. Completion of the tests was rescheduled for August this year, but that target is clearly unachievable....
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has decided to add multiple myeloma and malignant lymphoma to its list of radiation-induced conditions eligible for workers’ compensation. The list of recognized radiation-related conditions was...
(552 KB) Certification of Sufferers of Atomic Bomb-Related Diseases Victorious lawsuits force government to review criteria. Multiple Myeloma and Malignant Lymphoma on Workers’ Compo List The list of recognized radiation-related conditions was established by...