{"id":13,"date":"2013-12-04T17:34:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T08:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cnic.jp\/english\/wordpress\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2021-05-18T12:53:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T03:53:54","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnic.jp\/english\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Introducing CNIC<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Brief History<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Data Processing<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Public Education<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Lobbying & Campaigning<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Inquiries & Interviews<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Publications<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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Newsletters<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n

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<\/a>Citizens\u2019 Nuclear Information Center\u00a0is an anti-nuclear public interest organization dedicated to securing a safe, nuclear-free world. The Center was formed to provide reliable information and public education on all aspects\u00a0of\u00a0nuclear power to ultimately realize this goal.Data gathered, compiled, and analyzed by the Center is condensed into forms useful to the media, citizens\u2019 groups, policy makers, and the general public. The Center is independent from government and industry and is supported by membership fees, donations, and sales\u00a0of\u00a0publications.<\/h5>\n
CNIC was established in 1975<\/a>\u00a0in Tokyo to collect and analyze information related to nuclear energy including safety, economic, and proliferation issues and to conduct studies and research on such issues. During 1995-97, the center spearheaded an independent study on mixed uranium-plutonium oxide (MOX<\/a>) fuel with a number\u00a0of\u00a0prominent researchers from Europe, the U.S.A., and Japan. The Research Director\u00a0of\u00a0the International MOX Assessment (IMA<\/a>) project,\u00a0Dr. Jinzaburo Takagi<\/a>, together with the Research Sub-Director, Mycle Schneider, received the\u00a0Right Livelihood Award<\/a>\u00a0for this study and activities relating to plutonium issues. The results\u00a0of\u00a0this project have been published in Japanese, English, French, and Russian.<\/h5>\n
In August 1998, former Executive Director Dr. Jinzaburo Takagi resigned from the post due to ill health. Three people were appointed to\u00a0work\u00a0jointly as Co-Directors to take his position: Baku Nishio, associated researcher; Hideyuki Ban, Secretary-General; and Dr. Yukio Yamaguchi, professor\u00a0of\u00a0philosophy\u00a0of\u00a0science and environment. Dr. Takagi passed away in October 2000, but CNIC remains committed to the ideals which he established.<\/h5>\n
In September 1999, CNIC was certified by the Government\u00a0of\u00a0Tokyo as a Specified Nonprofit Corporation, and thus acquired legal corporate status.<\/h5>\n
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<\/a>Data Collection, Collation and Analysis<\/h4>\n
Information is central to CNIC\u2019s purpose. The Center gathers its information from many sources including the internet, newspaper and journal clippings, government and industry publications, raw data from accidents and incidents and scientific reports and theses. CNIC collates and analyses this information to produce an understandable overview\u00a0of\u00a0the nuclear industry and the government\u2019s policies in Japan. With these analyses CNIC tries to present a balanced view\u00a0of\u00a0nuclear power and helps local citizens\u2019 groups make informed decisions about the nuclear issues that affect their lives.<\/h5>\n
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<\/a>Public Education Seminars<\/h4>\n
CNIC holds regular public education seminars (approximately every three months) on relevant nuclear issues\u00a0of\u00a0the day in Japan. These seminars are an opportunity to educate the public in more detail about important nuclear issues and to broadcast our appeals for support to as wide an audience as possible.<\/h5>\n
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<\/a>Lobbying and Campaigning<\/h4>\n
Although CNIC is first and foremost an information\/education group, it does, when deemed necessary, commit itself as a public interest group, to actions that are intended to create a safe and secure world.<\/h5>\n
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<\/a>Inquiries and Interviews<\/h4>\n
CNIC receives many enquiries from all over Japan and from around the world. The media, other organizations and private individuals often contact CNIC to find out about all sorts\u00a0of\u00a0nuclear issues, e.g. nuclear accidents, government nuclear policy, radiation effects, or the basics\u00a0of\u00a0nuclear power. Newspapers and television channels regularly contact CNIC for interviews, for an expert opinion or just to get some reliable information.<\/h5>\n
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<\/a>Pamphlets, Leaflets and Books<\/h4>\n
CNIC publishes pamphlets, leaflets and sometimes books that focus on particular areas\u00a0of\u00a0public interest or concern. Most\u00a0ofthese are in Japanese, but we also try to produce English language materials about major issues. For example, CNIC has published two English language booklets that investigated the aftermath\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0JCO<\/a>\u00a0criticality accident. See our\u00a0publications<\/a>\u00a0page for details.<\/h5>\n
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<\/a>CNIC\u2019s Newsletters<\/h4>\n
\"\"In January 1976, CNIC began publishing a monthly,\u00a0Japanese language newsletter, the Citizens\u2019 Nuclear Information Center Report. It is a 16 page, B5 newsletter that gives all the latest, in-depth news on nuclear issues in Japan and, where relevant, overseas. It has subscribers the length and breadth\u00a0of\u00a0Japan and also quite a few abroad. In October 1987, in response to the international outcry caused by the Chernobyl accident, CNIC started publishing a bimonthly,\u00a0English language newsletter,\u00a0Nuke Info Tokyo<\/a>. This is a 12 page, A4 newsletter created to inform people overseas\u00a0of\u00a0the nuclear situation in Japan.<\/h5>\n
Donations<\/a>\u00a0are always welcome,\u00a0of\u00a0course.<\/h5>\n
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CITIZENS\u2019 NUCLEAR INFORMATION CENTER (CNIC)<\/h5>\n
Co-Directors<\/span><\/h5>\n
Yukio Yamaguchi
\nBaku Nishio
\nHideyuki Ban<\/h5>\n
Secretary General<\/span><\/h5>\n
Hajime Matsukubo<\/h5>\n
Board of Directors (2021)<\/span><\/h5>\n
Yukio Yamaguchi
\nBaku Nishio
\nHideyuki Ban<\/h5>\n
Takashi Sasada
\nHiroyuki Kawai
\nKazuyuki Takemoto<\/h5>\n
Kanna Mitsuta
\nKoichi Hasegawa
\nFumika Ito<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Supervisors (2021)
\nYuichi Kaido
\nKuniko Takagi<\/h5>\n
Ogura Bldg, 2-48-4 Chuo,
\nNakano-ku, Tokyo, 164-0011, Japan
\nTEL.81-3-6821-3211
\nEmail.contact@cnic.jp<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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