Nuclear Plants and Facilities in East Asia and Japan (as at January 2008) Nuke Info Tokyo No. 122
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Asian Nuclear Power Plants: Current Status and Future Plans Nuke Info Tokyo No. 122
The maps on pages 6 and 7 show nuclear power plants in Japan and the rest of East Asia and nuclear facilities in Japan only. The maps are current for January 2008. No changes...
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa: Some Things Becoming Clearer Nuke Info Tokyo No. 122
In the six months since the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake, several things which were hazy at first have become clearer. For example, the stance of Niigata Prefecture is clearer than it was before. (1) Length of...
Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant: Problems with Vitrification Process Nuke Info Tokyo No. 122
Full operation won’t begin as scheduled in February 2008 Tests of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant using spent nuclear fuel (active tests) commenced in March 2006. Production of plutonium began in November of the same...
Extension of Time Allowed Between Periodic Inspections of Reactors Nuke Info Tokyo No. 122
From April 2008, the time permitted before reactors are shut down for periodic inspections will be extended (long-cycle operation). Under the Electricity Utility Law regulations as they now stand, the maximum time allowed between...
Nuke Info Tokyo No. 122 (January/February 2008)
(1.1 MB) Extension of Time Allowed Between Periodic Inspections of Reactors People wonder why now of all times, when problems of safety and quality control have arisen, should the time between periodic inspections be...
News Watch 121 (November/December 2007) Nuke Info Tokyo No. 121
HLW Dump: Central Government Enters the FrayFabrication of MOX Fuel for Kyushu/Shikoku Electric Design Approval Sought for 4S Reactor Benches & Tables Produced Using Radioactive Waste FNCA Panel Considers Human Resources Development TEPCO to...
Anti-Nuke Who’s Who Sadao Kaneko: an indomitable spirit wrapped in a calm smile Nuke Info Tokyo No. 121
By Masashi Kuwabara* Sadao Kaneko was born into a farming family in 1956 in Teradomari Town (now part of Nagaoka City) in Niigata Prefecture. In the 1970s, when he was a university student in...
2007 International NGO Climate Change Forum in Taiwan Nuke Info Tokyo No. 121
The 2007 International NGO Climate Change Forum was held in Taiwan from October 19-21, sponsored by the Institute of Environment and Resource. Office support was provided by the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union. There were...
Situation of Japanese Nuclear Workers Nuke Info Tokyo No. 121
(second installment) In the case of the malignant lymphoma of the late Tadashi Kiyuna discussed in NIT 120, the Yodogawa Labor Standard Supervision Office judged the cause to be viral and submitted its assessment...