SimplyInfo.org; Fukushima Update November 2020
Below are some of the more notable new information related to Fukushima Daiichi from recent weeks. We will have more
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Fukushima Unit 3 – New Unanswered Questions
The new inspections at Fukushima unit 3 by Japan’s nuclear regulator (NRA) has raised new questions and brought some old
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Japan Finds Itself Backed Into An Atomic Corner
As Japan begins addressing some of their older nuclear facilities they are discovering the pain other nuclear nations have put
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US MOX Fuel Plant May Finally Be Terminated
Fitnews is reporting that the US MOX plant in South Carolina may finally be ending. The project has never had
Read moreJapan Receives MOX Shipment As US Ends Their MOX Program
The Takahama nuclear plant received a shipment of MOX fuel yesterday. The power company has hinted they intend to use
Read moreUS Pressured Japan In Secret To Continue MOX Program
The Mainichi has uncovered secret government documents that prove the US and deputy DOE secretary Danial Poneman put intense pressure
Read moreWhy Is KEPCO Getting A Free Pass From The NRA?
Japan’s KEPCO power company, owners of the Oi nuclear plant and also Mihama and Takahama nuclear plants seems to be
Read moreJapan May Limit Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
After missing a deadline to outline their future plan for Japan’s plutonium stockpile the AEC has announced a possible change
Read moreKEPCO To Take Delivery Of MOX Fuel
KEPCO will be receiving a shipment of MOX fuel from France around April. What is not clear is what they
Read moreUS MOX Plant Gets 75% Budget Cut
In a last minute deal the Department of Energy saved the US MOX program from being totally cut from the
Read moreMOX Protests In Germany
Last week a shipment of MOX assemblies from the now closed down Sellafield nuclear fuel plant arrived in Nordenham
Read moreCongress Considers Killing $4.8 Billion US MOX Fuel Program
A little known project at Savannah River nuclear site is the construction of a US MOX (mixed oxide plutonium fuel)
Read moreUK Nuclear Reactor Construction Haulted, Large Problems With The Program
EDF has announced they will stop the planned construction of 4 reactors in the UK. They cited problems at the
Read moreNuclear Fuel Recycling Almost Double The Cost Of Storage
Japan’s Atomic Energy Commission says it will cost twice as much to recycle nuclear fuel as it would to safely
Read moreUK 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
Read moreTomari 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 moreInvestigation Finds 7 Cases Of NISA & Power Companies Faked Nuclear Support
An independent investigation of power companies and the regulatory agency NISA found a total of 7 situations where nuclear support
Read moreExplosion At French MOX Production Site
A French nuclear complex that handles nuclear waste and is used in part by Areva to produce MOX suffered an
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 moreNISA Colluded With Seven Power Companies To Influence Public
The official count so far has risen to seven power companies that NISA colluded with to fake public support for dangerous
Read moreMonju Fast Breeder Reactor May Be Shut Down For Good
The science ministry in Japan is considering stopping for good the Monju fast breeder reactor. The reactor has been plagued
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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