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Japan’s Nuclear Safety Rules Found To Be Flawed

December 7, 2020 Editor 0 Comments earthquake, ground, japan, motion, NRA, nuclear, ohi, Oi, plant, reactor, Regulator, restarts

A Japanese court found that Japan’s nuclear regulator’s decision to allow the Oi nuclear plant to restart was unreasonable and

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UN Bans Nuclear Weapons, Goes Into Effect January 22

October 26, 2020 Editor 0 Comments 2020, japan, nuclear, treaty, UN, US, weapons

The UN achieved the needed countries for ratification of an international ban on nuclear weapons on Saturday. The treaty goes

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Massive US Nuclear Bribery Scandal Exposed By FBI

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 Editor 0 Comments bail out, bribery, corruption, Michael Shellenberger, NexEnergy, nuclear, Ohio, power

A bribery scandal involving the GOP Speaker of the House in Ohio, four associates, and nuclear power plant owner FirstEnergy

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Pandemic Risks & Disruption At World’s Nuclear Plants

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 Editor 0 Comments covid19, industry, nuclear, pandemic, power, refueling

The pandemic has caused some very real safety threats to the nuclear industry worldwide. The disruption and a distracted public

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Another Nuclear Power Scandal In Japan

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Editor 1 Comment bribery, japan, kansai electric, KEPCO, nuclear, scandal

The recent gifts scandal at Kansai Electric shows details of a corporate culture on the take. These problems were well

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TEPCO Implicated In Paradise Papers Scandal

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Editor 0 Comments evasion, fukushima, japan, nuclear, paradise papers, tax, TEPCO

A group of newspapers and investigative journalists published a groundbreaking investigation in to tax avoidance schemes of the rich and

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8 Japan Nuclear Reactors At High Risk Of Volcano Damage, NRA Confirms

September 19, 2017 Editor 0 Comments ash, japan, NRA, nuclear, reactor, risk, volcano

We outlined concerns about this back in 2014. It started with the Sendai nuclear reactors and their risk for damage

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Japanese Government Plans New Nuclear Reactor In Secret

December 2, 2016 Editor 0 Comments fast, japan, monju, nuclear, planned, reactor

The Asahi Shimbun has outed a closed door meeting between the current Japanese government and parties within the nuclear industry.

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Japan’s Business Lobby Bails On Nuclear

July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 Editor 0 Comments business, fukushima, japan, lobby, nuclear, renewables

We have tracked this issue since 2011, but this is an unexpected turn. Japan’s business lobby(Keidanren) has been loudly pushing

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Ex NRA Head Blasts Japan’s Nuclear Safety Screening

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 Editor 0 Comments Calculation, Design Basis, earthquake, japan, kyushu, NRA, nuclear, Regulator, Standards

Former regulator and seismologist Kunihiko Shimazaki blasted the current safety screening methods being used by Japan’s NRA. He cites that the

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Takahama Reactor Fails Days After Restart

February 29, 2016 Editor 0 Comments japan, NRA, nuclear, restart, Takahama

An issue in the turbine systems caused unit 4 at the Takahama nuclear plant in Japan to automatically shut down just

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Japanese Govt. To Reuse Fukushima Contaminated Soil

December 22, 2015 Editor 0 Comments construction, contaminated, fukushima, nuclear, recycling, reuse, soil, storage, waste

The Environment Ministry has announced they plan to “reuse” contaminated soil in public construction projects. Last week they announced that

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Japan’s Craziest Nuclear Idea To Date

December 14, 2015 Editor 0 Comments dump, japan, nuclear, ocean, sea

The Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry is exploring the idea of storing their high level nuclear waste under the

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How The US & Japan See India As Ripe For Nuclear Exploitation

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 Editor 0 Comments agreement, GE, hitachi, India, japan, liability, nuclear, toshiba, US, Westinghouse

The groundwork goes back decades. After WWII the US looked to shed the reputation gained after the bombings of Hiroshima

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Sakurajima Alert Raised To 5, Other Signs Of Possible Eruption

August 19, 2015August 19, 2015 Editor 0 Comments japan, NRA, nuclear, restart, sakurijima, sendai, volcano

UPDATE: Volcanic gas found bubbling up in the water 5km from the volcano. Image of the eruptions below from FNN.

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Japan First Restarted Reactor Now Under Volcano Threat

August 17, 2015August 16, 2015 Editor 0 Comments NRA, nuclear, restarts, sakurajima, sendai, volcano, warning

Scientists have tried to warn Japan’s NRA and other decision makers of the high risk for volcano danger to impact

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Sendai Reactor May Restart August 10th

July 26, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, august, fukushima, japan, NRA, nuclear, restart, sendai

NHK is reporting that Sendai nuclear plant may restart as early as August 10th. This also happens to be around

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This Week’s Japanese Nuclear Industry Scandals

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 Editor 0 Comments falsification, fukushima, japan, nuclear, restarts, scandal, sendai, shika, shimane, toshiba

As Japan’s current government tries to force through reactor restarts, the process is running into some harsh reality. The NRA

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Japan’s Nuclear Restarts; BWR Restart Following Extended Shutdown Report

July 16, 2015September 2, 2015 Editor 0 Comments aging, dean, inspection, japan, nuclear, reactor, report, restarts

BWR RESTART FOLLOWING EXTENDED SHUTDOWN By Dean Wilkie All of the reactors in Japan were shut down subsequent to the

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Ikata Reactor Passes NRA Safety Approval

July 15, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Ikata, japan, nuclear, restart

There are still additional inspections, design reviews and local approval needed, but the Ikata nuclear plant has gained one portion

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Fukushima Unit 3 Decommissioning Plan Released

July 8, 2015July 7, 2015 Editor 0 Comments building, crane, decommissioning, fukushima, nuclear, removal, spent fuel pool, unit 3

TEPCO released significant new information about the plan and progress for dealing with unit 3’s spent fuel pool. The report

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Sendai Nears Restart, Mihama May Be Down For Good

July 6, 2015 Editor 0 Comments japan, Mihama, nuclear, restarts, sendai

Workers began installing fuel in the unit 1 reactor at the Sendai nuclear plant in Japan last week. They expect

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Sendai Nuclear Plant Restart Rescheduled As Inspections Fall Behind

June 11, 2015June 11, 2015 Editor 0 Comments japan, nuclear, restart, sendai

The potential restart of the Sendai nuclear plant has now been pushed back to mid-August at the earliest. JAIF is

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Japan Plans To Restart Reactors Surrounded By Active Volcanoes

May 29, 2015 Editor 0 Comments japan, nuclear, restart, sendai, volcano

Japan’s NRA has given the go ahead to restart two reactors at the Sendai nuclear plant. A recent court decision

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Takahama Reactor Restarts Appeal Rejected By Court

May 19, 2015 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, japan, nuclear, reactor, restarts, Takahama

The restart attempt of the nuclear reactors at the Takahama plant in Japan has again been rejected by the courts.

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Scientists Think Mega Quake May Hit Kyushu Region Soon

May 13, 2015 Editor 0 Comments kyushu, nuclear, prediction, quake, sendai

Scientists in Japan released a new study that indicates that a mega quake could hit the Kyushu region of Japan

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Fukushima; A Sign Lays Bare A Toxic Relationship

March 18, 2015March 17, 2015 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, futaba, japan, nuclear, safety myth, sign, subsidy

When Yuji Onuma was in 6th grade he wrote a phrase. What started as part of a homework project, won

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45,000 Rally For End To Nuclear Power In Taiwan

March 15, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015. fukushima, nuclear, rally, taiwan

45,000 people attended rallies around Taiwan Saturday in an effort to reform the country’s energy policy. Among the issues in

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Japan Nuclear Safety: 4000 Falsified Safety Checks & Alarm Ignored For 1 Year

February 5, 2015 Editor 0 Comments JAEA, japan, NRA, nuclear, Onagawa, Safety

JAEA ignored an alarm on a radioactive liquid waste tank for a year, allowing the waste to leak. The incident

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US – India Nuclear Liability Deal Explained

January 29, 2015January 28, 2015 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, GE, hitachi, India, liability, modi, nuclear, obama, toshiba, Westinghouse

The US and India have signed a nuclear power deal that drastically changes the liability of the industry that wants

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Bizarre Nuclear Evacuation Drill Held In Kyushu Japan

January 26, 2015 Editor 0 Comments drill, evacuation, Genkai, kyushu, nuclear, Saga

A drill was held that included three prefectures near the Genkai nuclear plant. The drill included a scenario where the

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US Nuclear Plant Would Have To Charge Double To Stay Profitable

January 6, 2015 Editor 0 Comments double, economics, ginna, nuclear, rate, US

Bloomberg has an interesting article about the major problem for US nuclear reactors. The economics are killing them. They blame

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Niigata Fails 2nd Nuclear Disaster Drill

November 12, 2014 Editor 0 Comments drill, japan, Kashiwazaki Kariwa, Niigata, nuclear, TEPCO

The first nuclear disaster drill in Niigata in 2013 resulted in a considerable failure. This year another supposedly easier drill

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Multiple Safety Issues Being Ignored In Japan’s Nuclear Restart

November 6, 2014 Editor 0 Comments japan, NRA, nuclear, restart, sendai, volcano

Multiple significant safety issues are being ignored while Japan appears to be rushing into a restart of their nuclear power

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Sendai Nuclear Plant Closer To Restart And What Might Stop It

October 29, 2014October 28, 2014 Editor 0 Comments nuclear, plant, restart, sendai

The local city council of Satsuma-sendai approved the restart of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima prefecture. 19 members approved,

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Japan Diet Approval Required To Join Nuclear Liability Treaty

October 28, 2014October 27, 2014 Editor 0 Comments japan, liability, nuclear, treaty, US

The US has been pushing for Japan to sign on to a nuclear liability treaty, withholding some cooperation on the

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Japan Govt. Experts Expose Nuclear Plant Volcano Risk

October 21, 2014October 20, 2014 Editor 0 Comments japan, NRA, nuclear, sendai, volcano

The response from the government picked volcano expert wasn’t kind. He made it very clear that the Sendai nuclear reactors

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Three Dead At Nuclear Plant In India

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014 Editor 0 Comments India, nuclear, shooting

Three guards at the Kalpakkam nuclear plant were shot by a colleague in a building at the plant. The circumstances

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Tokai Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant To Close

September 29, 2014September 29, 2014 Editor 0 Comments decommission, fuel, nuclear, reprocessing, Tokai

JAEA has announced it will decommission the Tokai nuclear fuel reprocessing plant. Needed safety upgrades would be too costly so

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Japan’s Nuclear Disaster Evacuation Myth; Not Enough Buses

September 29, 2014 Editor 0 Comments buses, disaster, evacuation, japan, nuclear, sendai

Asahi Shimbun continues to investigate Japan’s nuclear evacuation plans. This time they looked at the availability of buses to evacuate

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