Nuclear Plants and Facilities in East Asia and Japan Nuke Info Tokyo 116
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Japanese Nuclear Industry Eyes New Nuclear Power Plants in Asia Nuke Info Tokyo 116
Proponents of nuclear energy claim that the world is on the verge of a nuclear renaissance. The Japanese nuclear industry is pinning its hopes on Asia. Six Asian countries already possess nuclear power plants:...
Reorganization of Japanese Nuclear Industry Nuke Info Tokyo 116
Cartoon by Shoji Takagi While the international nuclear industry was busily reorganizing itself into a more oligarchical structure, Japan alone managed to retain three nuclear power plant makers, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), Toshiba...
Nuke Info Tokyo No. 116 (Jan./Feb. 2007)
(1 MB) Reorganization of Japanese Nuclear Industry Future generations will probably conclude that the industry should have contracted gracefully when it had the chance. Japanese Nuclear Industry Eyes New Nuclear Power Plants in Asia...
News Watch 115 (Nov./Dec. 2006) Nuke Info Tokyo No. 115
Turbine damage due to “high-cycle fatigue” Shifting international alliances in nuclear industry Mitsui feasibility study into development of Russian uranium Aomori governor unimpressed by application for receipt of radioactive waste from abroad Tsuno Town...
Anti-Nuke Who’s Who Yoshiko Kuratsubo: committed to her hometown of Hirosaki Nuke Info Tokyo No. 115
By Midori Inaba* On August 26, 2006 eight members of the “Association of Mothers to Protect Children from Radioactivity” conducted their 221st public demonstration. During the protest Yoshiko Kuratsubo, born and raised in the...
First MOX Powder Produced at Rokkasho Nuke Info Tokyo No. 115
As reported in previous issues of NIT, active tests at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant began on 31 March 2006. The plan is to reprocess 430 tons of spent fuel over 17 months in 5...
The Deepening Puzzle of Steel Used in Reactor Pressure Vessels Nuke Info Tokyo No. 115
Degradation cannot be predicted One of the most frightening type of nuclear accidents is a sudden break-up of the reactor pressure vessel as a result of embrittlement. The pressure vessel of a boiling water...
Aging Reactors: Symposium in South Korea Nuke Info Tokyo No. 115
Photo: From left, Seok Kwanghoon, Kim Yongguk, chair Kim Sung Kuk, Mitsuhiko Tanaka and interpreter Kim Bonnyo On October 24th I attended a symposium in Busan, South Korea, concerning the life extension of...
Nuke Info Tokyo No. 115 (Nov./Dec. 2006)
(764 KB) Map of places mentioned in NIT 115 Aging Reactors: Symposium in South Korea Symposium in Busan, South Korea, concerning the life extension of Kori-1 nuclear power plant The Deepening Puzzle of Steel...