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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Sendai Nuclear Plant Closer To Restart And What Might Stop It
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
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
Read moreThree Dead At Nuclear Plant In India
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
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
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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Japan Govt. May Financially Help Nuclear Utilities Cover Losses From Decommissioning
The Japanese government is considering giving some sort of financial assistance to nuclear power utilities that decide to scrap their
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KEPCO To Scrap 2 Reactors At Mihama Nuclear Plant
Asahi Shimbun announced via the Facebook page that KEPCO would be decommissioning two of the three units at Mihama nuclear
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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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NRA Volcano Review Of Nuclear Safety Abruptly Exposes Reality
NRA began their review of nuclear safety related to volcano’s this week. This would be considered a good thing for
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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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US New Nuclear Running Into Systemic Failures
The US department of Energy has granted billions in guarantees to get these projects off the ground. The promised efficiency
Read moreSimplyInfo.org; Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup July 27, 2014
METI considering opening some evacuation areas over Bon holiday http://www.meti.go.jp/earthquake/nuclear/20140722_01.html Iitate Residents File For Arbitration http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20140722_28.html Former Tomioka mayor dies
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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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Dr. Robert Jacobs Will Be Speaking At Event In Tokyo July 19th
Nuclear historian at Hiroshima University (and SimplyInfo.org member) Dr. Robert Jacobs will be speaking in Tokyo July 19th at an
Read moreFrench Polynesia To Destroy Atomic Testing Victims Memorial
The current president of French Polynesia intends to destroy a national monument to the victims of atomic testing. France conducted
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Fukushima Disaster Causes Nuclear Workers To Flee To Solar, Creates New Robotic Industry
Workers for TEPCO have been leaving at a rapid pace. Between cuts in pay and the social stigma of working
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; July 13, 2014
Some Okuma residents have given up on the idea of returning home and are requesting compensation for their property. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20140704_04.html
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup
TEPCO shareholders demand Fukushima interviews be released to the public, threaten to take it to court if needed. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/nuclear.html
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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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New Documents Released Admit Concerning Events During Fukushima Disaster
Asahi Shimbun obtained a copy of Masao Yoshida’s testimony to the government investigation into the nuclear disaster. Yoshida was the
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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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Fukushima; The Loss Of Homeland
The central government has declared the towns of Futaba and Okuma to be interim storage sites for the growing piles
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WIPP Finds Leaking Drum, More Problems Ahead
Officials at WIPP have released photos and some details about the new findings in the waste site. They have visually
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Fukushima Fallout; GE Explains How They Manipulate The Media
An interesting admission was recently made by the top communications person at General Electric related to how the company manipulates
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Taiwan New Nuclear Plants Fail Tests, Old Unit Out of Spent Fuel Space
The fourth nuclear plant reactors in Taiwan have been found to have failed containment tests. This has created considerable controversy
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WIPP Nuclear Site Closer But Cause Of Incident Still Unknown
Our research team has been following the events at WIPP since the February 14th incident at the facility. Some very
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Fukushima Reactor Water Leak Sources Admitted By TEPCO
Buried in the most recent Roadmap document is some useful information about how and where reactor water is leaking out
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Taiwan Protests Grow To 50,000, Govt. Halts Nuclear Plant Construction
Protests in Taiwan grew and continued on over the weekend. They have had some impact as the government at least
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No Nuclear Protests In Taiwan Continue With Large Events
Protesters in Taiwan have been in action all week. Today they established a sit in on the anniversary of the
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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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No Nukes Protests In Second Day In Taiwan
No nukes protests in Taiwan started yesterday on Earth Day with some public gatherings in Taipei. By evening protesters had
Read moreUS Nuclear Plagued With New Problems
(this article now available in Polish via http://www.marmas.nazwa.pl/wordpress/?p=549 we thank them for their translation efforts) The much touted SMR nuclear reactor program
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Japan Govt. Orchestrates Fukushima Denial, Nuclear Restarts
The Japanese government continues to push for reactor restarts and to establish nuclear power as part of the national energy
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Two Japanese Power Companies Ask For Bailouts
First Hokkaido Electric, now Kyushu Electric is asking for a government bank to give them money. Both are complaining about
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UK Reactor Shut Down 5 Months Without Informing Public
The Dungeness nuclear power plant was shut down for 5 months to deal with inadequate flood protection issues. What is
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