UK MOX Facility Becomes A Mega Money Pit, Japan Shares Losses
The UK government announced in August it would close the Sellafield MOX plant. The troubled plant to date has not
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Mox in Japan
Since the massive explosion in Reactor 3, the one reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi plant known to contain Mixed Oxide fuel (MOX, a combination of plutonium and enriched uranium oxides), we’ve been trying to piece together how much plutonium is at risk from the Great East Japan Disaster, and where it is.
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Tomari Nuclear Plant To End Mox Program
Hokkaido Electric, owner of the Tomari Nuclear plant has announced they will end their pursuit to run MOX (Mixed Oxide
Read MoreFukushima Daiichi Intended To Increase MOX Use In Unit 3
Editors note: Documentation TEPCO #1 Documentation TEPCO #2 Preliminary Analysis of Tepco Documentation 3-2 “Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. Fukushima
Read MorePlutonium Management in Japan (2007)
The Current Situation of Plutonium Management in Japan (PDF) This is a report to the Atomic Energy Commission on the
Read MoreMOX Shipments To Japan
MOX shipments to Japan as of 6.8.2011 Questions arose about the total MOX inventory at Fukushima. With that concern we
Read MoreJapanese Waste and MOX Shipments From Europe
This is a detailed article on the title subject from The World Nuclear Association. From 1969-90 there were more than 160
Read MoreCNIC on MOX in Japan 2002-2009
CNIC Statements and Articles MOX Fuel Ships Arrive in Japan Amidst Citizen Protest (NIT 130 May/June 2009) Citizens Protest Japanese
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