Japan’s Nuclear Restarts; BWR Restart Following Extended Shutdown Report
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
There are still additional inspections, design reviews and local approval needed, but the Ikata nuclear plant has gained one portion
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Sendai Nears Restart, Mihama May Be Down For Good
Workers began installing fuel in the unit 1 reactor at the Sendai nuclear plant in Japan last week. They expect
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Contaminated Fukushima Food; Charges In Taiwan, Japan Asks China To Ease Restrictions
Two men have been charged in Taiwan related to the importing of banned foods from Japan. The illegal importing of
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New Contaminated Japanese Tea Found In Taiwan
Taiwan’s FDA published some new radiation testing results in the last week. On June 16, 2015 they found two samples
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Sendai Nuclear Plant Restart Rescheduled As Inspections Fall Behind
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
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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Japan Takes S. Korea To WTO Over Fukushima Food Bans
Japan has filed a WTO trade complaint against South Korea for restricting potentially contaminated Japanese food from entering their market.
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Takahama Reactor Restarts Appeal Rejected By Court
The restart attempt of the nuclear reactors at the Takahama plant in Japan has again been rejected by the courts.
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Fukushima Radiation Found In Tap Water Around Japan
Testing conducted in February and March of 2015 found cesium in many tap water samples collected around Japan. While the
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SimplyInfo.org Report: Taiwan Food Testing Of Japanese Imports
Thanks to activists in Japan, we were made aware of ongoing Japanese food import testing being conducted in Taiwan. The
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LDP Wants To Reopen Much Of Evacuation Zone By 2017
The LDP party is pushing a plan to reopen the evacuation zone for any area below 50 mSv/year by 2017.
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Taiwan Upgrades Fukushima Food Import Regulations For Japan
Taiwan has instituted new food import regulations after a recent scandal where mislabeled foods were imported and sold. It also
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US Lax Regulations On Japan Food Imports Raise More Concerns As TPP Close To A Vote
A recent Japanese food mislabeling scandal in Taiwan showed the differing levels of oversight between countries when it comes to
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Banned Japanese Fukushima Foods Mislabeled, Sold In Taiwan
A recent discovery of banned Japanese foods being sold in Taiwan is causing considerable concern about the actual safety of
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Fukushima; A Sign Lays Bare A Toxic Relationship
When Yuji Onuma was in 6th grade he wrote a phrase. What started as part of a homework project, won
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Fukushima Sea Soil Radiation Readings Released
Japan’s NRA has released a series of sea soil and sediment readings taken off the eastern coast of Japan. The
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Japan Nuclear Safety: 4000 Falsified Safety Checks & Alarm Ignored For 1 Year
JAEA ignored an alarm on a radioactive liquid waste tank for a year, allowing the waste to leak. The incident
Read more7 More Japanese Nuclear Reactors May Close Permanently
A total of 7 reactors are being considered for decommissioning in Japan. Each unit is at or nearing the 40
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3.11 Quake Was 9 Years In The Making
The Great East Japan earthquake that started the Fukushima nuclear disaster and caused tsunami damage to large portions of north
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Japan Nuclear Utilities Ironically Protest Safer Fuel Storage
Asahi Shimbun ran an article recently explaining that some of the nuclear power companies in Japan were resisting a move
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4158 bq/kg Mushrooms Found In Tochigi Prefecture
Mushrooms from Tochigi prefecture tested and found to have 4158 bq/kg of cesium. The test was recently completed and shows
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Niigata Fails 2nd Nuclear Disaster Drill
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
Multiple significant safety issues are being ignored while Japan appears to be rushing into a restart of their nuclear power
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Japan Diet Approval Required To Join Nuclear Liability Treaty
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
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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Japan Nuclear Restarts Continue To Struggle Against Reality
The head of Japan’s NRA is now claiming volcanologists that have raised concerns about the safety of the Sendai nuclear plant
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Japan Doubles Hospitals Labeled As Radiation Response In Name Only
We reported last week on the response failure of radiation injury capable hospitals during the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The government
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Japan’s Nuclear Disaster Evacuation Myth; Not Enough Buses
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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Japan’s Old Nuclear Program Is New Again
Nuclear restarts in Japan have taken a political turn. Japan’s industry minister revived previous administration’s claims that Japan “needs” nuclear
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Sendai May Get Restart Approval, Who Has Potential To Restart
Japan’s NRA is expected to give restart approval for the Sendai nuclear plant this week. The reactors still would not
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NRA Nuclear Plant Volcano Study Could Take Another Year
Without saying how this might impact the potential restart of the Sendai Nuclear Plant, NRA said it would take about
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Japan Nuclear Evacuation Plans Expose Absurdity Of Restarting Reactors
Part of the plan in Japan to attempt to restart reactors including trying to establish evacuation plans based on what
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Briefcases Full Of Cash For Japan’s Pro Nuclear Politicians
A former Kansai Electric (KEPCO) executive came forward to admit the nuclear company had been giving huge amounts of secret
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Abe Declares He Will Start Japan’s Nuclear Plants No Matter What
Japanese PM Abe made a statement over the weekend that he would restart Japan’s nuclear plants “by some means or
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Japan Moves Closer To Nuclear Restarts, But Who Decides?
Japan’s NRA gave an initial approval towards the Sendai nuclear plant meeting government “safety standards”. There are still other aspects
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Japan’s Nuclear Regulator Ignores Scientists Warnings Again
It truly is a Hollywood cliche, ignore the scientists until it is too late. This is the newest issue related
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Japanese Court Blocks Oi Nuclear Plant From Restarting
A Japanese court has ruled that the Oi nuclear plant can not restart. A number of lawsuits have been filed
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Japan Finds Continuing With Nuclear Power More Than Challenging
Japan’s nuclear regulator took a shot at the nuclear industry response to safety after Fukushima. “He said nuclear operators have
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Japan Radiation Embargoed Food List
The Japanese government has been wooing the media with claims that all the contamination in the food supply has miraculously
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