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Mayor Who Approves of High-Level Waste Disposal Site Elected in Suttsu Town Race A mayoral election was held on October 20 in Suttsu Town, Hokkaido, along with a by-election for a town council member...
Citizens' Nuclear Information Center Blog
Group Intro: Kodoken Tsūshin, a Quarterly Issued by the Project to Protect Children’s Health and Future
By Ishida Nobuko(Member of Project to Protect Children’s Health and Future) In 2016, we, the Project to Protect Children’s Health and Future, abbreviated as Kodoken in Japanese, launched a quarterly newsletter, Kodoken Tsūshin. “There...
Nuke Info Tokyo No. 204 (September/October 2021)
Nuke Info Tokyo is a bi-monthly newsletter that aims to provide English speaking friends with up-to-date information on the Japanese nuclear industry and the movements against it. Editor: Caitlin Stronell Translators: Pat Ormsby,...
Perilous Nuclear Energy Policy Seen in the 6th Strategic Energy Plan Draft
By Ban Hideyuki and Nishio Baku (CNIC Co-Directors) The Basic Act on Energy Policy was enacted in 2002. This lawmaker-initiated legislation was submitted to the Diet by a group centering on Amari Akira, a...
Fundamental Problems of TEPCO’s Evacuation Plan Revealed by Niigata Prefectural Committee
－Reliable information from nuclear-plant operators is essential for emergency evacuation of local residents－ By Sasaki Hiroshi (Vice Chairman of the Niigata Prefectural Committee Investigating Evacuation Methods in a Nuclear Disaster） According to the International...
UNSCEAR 2020 Annual Report: Unilateral Assessment that no Health Effects were Seen Resulting from Exposure in the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
By Kataoka Ryohei (CNIC) The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) 1) released its report, Levels and Effects of Radiation Exposure due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi...
Fukushima Now Part 1: The Fourth Comprehensive Special Business Plan ~Apple Pie in the Sky
By Ban Hideyuki (CNIC Co-Director) On July 21, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO HD) applied to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Minister of State for Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning...
Fukushima Now Part 2: Current State of Post-Accident Operations at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Jan. to Jun. 2021)
By Matsukubo Hajime State of the Plant The water temperature in the containment vessels and the spent fuel pools (SFPs) varies mostly around less than 35oC and no great changes have been seen. The...
Reference Material: Main Accidents and Breakdowns Occurring at Nuclear Power Plants and Nuclear Fuel-Related Facilities (FY2020)
By Kamisawa Chihiro (CNIC) These materials summarize the main accidents and breakdowns that took place at nuclear power plants and nuclear fuel-related facilities in FY2020. The materials are based on reports from the Nuclear...
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NRA Suspends Review of Tsuruga Unit 2 The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) of Japan decided on August 18 to discontinue its review of the Unit 2 reactor at Japan Atomic Power Co.’s (JAPC’s) Tsuruga...