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Onagawa and Shimane Unit 2 Reactors Restarted Nuclear reactors of the same type as Fukushima’s have been restarted at two nuclear power plants (NPPs), marking the first time in the 13 and a half years...
View ArticleGroup Intro: No to Genkai NPS! Karatsu Center
By Takano Satoshi The No to Genkai NPS! Karatsu Center started its activities in 2016. Led by the people who had filed a lawsuit against the use of MOX fuel at the Genkai Nuclear Power Station, the...
View ArticleDenial of Approval to Restart due to Active Fault Under Tsuruga Unit 2 Reactor
By Kamisawa Chihiro Official decision to deny approval At the review meeting for compliance with the new regulatory standards 1) on July 26, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) review team...
View ArticleEnvisioning a Future without Nuclear Power
By Matsukubo Hajime, Secretary General, CNIC Happy New Year to all our readers! We wish to express our sincere gratitude for your understanding and cooperation in the activities of the Citizens’...
View ArticleReport on Radioactive Cesium Concentrations in Seawater and Other Media
by Tanimura Nobuko Artificial radioactive materials released from Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (TEPCO’s) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) are still being detected in the environment over...
View ArticleNUMO’s Problem-loaded Literature Survey Reports
By Takano Satoshi ・NUMO submitted its literature survey reports on November 22. Public inspection and hearings were held until February 19. ・Doubts about completion of the report while ignoring the...
View ArticleComments on the Remarks Made by METI and NUMO at the Interactive Briefing on...
January 30, 2025 On January 23, 2025 (Thu), the Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan (NUMO), the operator of the geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste, held a national...
View ArticleNuke Info Tokyo No.224 (January/February 2025)
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: Takakuwa...
View ArticleCNIC Protests the Cabinet Decision on the Seventh Strategic Energy Plan
February 19, 2025 On February 18, 2025, the Ishiba Cabinet approved the Seventh Strategic Energy Plan, which removed the invaluable lesson learned from the accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi...
View Article14 years after the accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power...
11 March 2025 This year, 14 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident, the Seventh Strategic Energy Plan, which sets the basic direction of...
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