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On August 31 the Recyclable-Fuel Storage Company (RFS), established jointly in 2005 by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO – 80%) and Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPCO – 20%), began construction work on its “Recyclable...
On September 10 Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd (JNFL) announced that the commencement of commercial operations of its Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant would be delayed by two years from October this year to October 2012. This...
An accident occurred on August 26 at the Monju Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (280 MWe) in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture. Full details have not yet emerged, but it seems that it was quite serious....
On the afternoon of August 28, 300 people from around Japan gathered at a meeting in Kashiwazaki City hosted by the “Citizens’ Group to Protect Life and Home Town from Nuclear Power Plants”. Three...
(708 KB) Three Years Since the Chuetsu-oki Earthquake “We don’t need the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station” – report of demonstration and public meeting. Accident at Monju A 3 ton fuel loading device was dropped...
On July 29 the Nuclear Industrial and Safety Agency (NISA) released its 2009 Fiscal Year (April 2009 to March 2010) report on radiation exposure incurred by people working at nuclear power facilities. The Japanese...
2010 Nuclear Power Development Plan1 Power Company Location Power (MW) Commence(d) Construction Commence Operations Status Type Tohoku Electric Namie Odaka 825 FY2016 FY2021 BWR Higashidoori-2* 1,385 FY2016 or after FY2021 or after ABWR TEPCO...
On September 17, 2010 the Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPCO) announced an amendment to Japan’s electric power companies’ 2010 plutonium utilization plans. The amendment took into account the fact that the start up...
On March 15, 2010 the Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPCO) announced Japan’s electric power companies’ plutonium utilization plans for the 2010 fiscal year. See CNIC’s translation below. FEPCO also released data on the plutonium...