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By Iida Katsuyasu* JOSHRC and citizens’ groups negotiating with the government regarding the worker radiation exposure problem at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The Japan Occupational Safety and Health Resource Center (JOSHRC), which exists...
Hiromitsu Ino * Outline of Neutron Irradiation Embrittlement in Aging Nuclear Power Plants Destruction of a reactor pressure vessel due to neutron irradiation embrittlement should be called an extreme severe accident. If the pressure...
“No Nukes”: Residents speak out in Samcheok and Yeongdeok, proposed sites for new nuclear power plants Photo by A. Kobayashi Since the Fukushima nuclear accidents, there have been moves around the world to reconsider...
August 30 & 31, 2012 The March 11, 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster showed the tragic consequences that may occur when nuclear technology gets out of control. The causes and the process by which...
What is the cause of this and how should Japan respond? On Aug. 3, 2011, 76 canisters of vitrified high-level waste (HLW) were shipped from Sellafield in Britain, arriving at the port of Mutsu-Ogawara,...
Medicare room at J-Villege (Photo by TEPCO) On February 24, the Yokohama Minami Labor Standards Inspection Office (LSIO) determined that the fatal heart attack of a worker, Nobukatsu Osumi, at the Fukushima Daiichi...
May 5 is “Children’s Day” in Japan, a holiday on which the happiness of children is celebrated. On this day in 2012, the children received the special gift of the total shutdown of all...
(1.4MB) Complete Halt of All Nuclear Power Plants in Japan. But for how long can restarts be prevented? Labor Standards Inspection Office in Yokohama recognizes death of Fukushima nuclear worker as eligible for compensation...
May 5, 2012 NPO Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center Today, May 5, is Children’s Day. Children’s Day is a holiday on which we celebrate our hope for the healthy growth of the next generation. Just...
Proposal within the Democratic Party of Japan to stop the nuclear fuel cycle Group within the Liberal Democratic Party propose withdrawal from nuclear power. Draft bill of law to overhaul nuclear energy organizations presented...