Japan’s Nuclear Safety Rules Found To Be Flawed
A Japanese court found that Japan’s nuclear regulator’s decision to allow the Oi nuclear plant to restart was unreasonable and
Read moreA Japanese court found that Japan’s nuclear regulator’s decision to allow the Oi nuclear plant to restart was unreasonable and
Read moreThe UN achieved the needed countries for ratification of an international ban on nuclear weapons on Saturday. The treaty goes
Read moreA bribery scandal involving the GOP Speaker of the House in Ohio, four associates, and nuclear power plant owner FirstEnergy
Read moreThe pandemic has caused some very real safety threats to the nuclear industry worldwide. The disruption and a distracted public
Read moreThe recent gifts scandal at Kansai Electric shows details of a corporate culture on the take. These problems were well
Read moreA group of newspapers and investigative journalists published a groundbreaking investigation in to tax avoidance schemes of the rich and
Read moreWe outlined concerns about this back in 2014. It started with the Sendai nuclear reactors and their risk for damage
Read moreThe Asahi Shimbun has outed a closed door meeting between the current Japanese government and parties within the nuclear industry.
Read moreWe have tracked this issue since 2011, but this is an unexpected turn. Japan’s business lobby(Keidanren) has been loudly pushing
Read moreFormer regulator and seismologist Kunihiko Shimazaki blasted the current safety screening methods being used by Japan’s NRA. He cites that the
Read moreAn issue in the turbine systems caused unit 4 at the Takahama nuclear plant in Japan to automatically shut down just
Read moreThe Environment Ministry has announced they plan to “reuse” contaminated soil in public construction projects. Last week they announced that
Read moreThe Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry is exploring the idea of storing their high level nuclear waste under the
Read moreThe groundwork goes back decades. After WWII the US looked to shed the reputation gained after the bombings of Hiroshima
Read moreUPDATE: Volcanic gas found bubbling up in the water 5km from the volcano. Image of the eruptions below from FNN.
Read moreScientists have tried to warn Japan’s NRA and other decision makers of the high risk for volcano danger to impact
Read moreNHK is reporting that Sendai nuclear plant may restart as early as August 10th. This also happens to be around
Read moreAs Japan’s current government tries to force through reactor restarts, the process is running into some harsh reality. The NRA
Read moreBWR RESTART FOLLOWING EXTENDED SHUTDOWN By Dean Wilkie All of the reactors in Japan were shut down subsequent to the
Read moreThere are still additional inspections, design reviews and local approval needed, but the Ikata nuclear plant has gained one portion
Read moreTEPCO released significant new information about the plan and progress for dealing with unit 3’s spent fuel pool. The report
Read moreWorkers began installing fuel in the unit 1 reactor at the Sendai nuclear plant in Japan last week. They expect
Read moreThe potential restart of the Sendai nuclear plant has now been pushed back to mid-August at the earliest. JAIF is
Read moreJapan’s NRA has given the go ahead to restart two reactors at the Sendai nuclear plant. A recent court decision
Read moreThe restart attempt of the nuclear reactors at the Takahama plant in Japan has again been rejected by the courts.
Read moreScientists in Japan released a new study that indicates that a mega quake could hit the Kyushu region of Japan
Read moreWhen Yuji Onuma was in 6th grade he wrote a phrase. What started as part of a homework project, won
Read more45,000 people attended rallies around Taiwan Saturday in an effort to reform the country’s energy policy. Among the issues in
Read moreJAEA ignored an alarm on a radioactive liquid waste tank for a year, allowing the waste to leak. The incident
Read moreThe US and India have signed a nuclear power deal that drastically changes the liability of the industry that wants
Read moreA drill was held that included three prefectures near the Genkai nuclear plant. The drill included a scenario where the
Read moreBloomberg has an interesting article about the major problem for US nuclear reactors. The economics are killing them. They blame
Read moreThe first nuclear disaster drill in Niigata in 2013 resulted in a considerable failure. This year another supposedly easier drill
Read moreMultiple significant safety issues are being ignored while Japan appears to be rushing into a restart of their nuclear power
Read moreThe local city council of Satsuma-sendai approved the restart of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima prefecture. 19 members approved,
Read moreThe US has been pushing for Japan to sign on to a nuclear liability treaty, withholding some cooperation on the
Read moreThe response from the government picked volcano expert wasn’t kind. He made it very clear that the Sendai nuclear reactors
Read moreThree guards at the Kalpakkam nuclear plant were shot by a colleague in a building at the plant. The circumstances
Read moreJAEA has announced it will decommission the Tokai nuclear fuel reprocessing plant. Needed safety upgrades would be too costly so
Read moreAsahi Shimbun continues to investigate Japan’s nuclear evacuation plans. This time they looked at the availability of buses to evacuate
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