Japan’s Nuclear Safety Rules Found To Be Flawed
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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SimplyInfo.org; A Fukushima Update 10.10.19
We round up recent news from Fukushima Daiichi and related events. TEPCO has continued to delay the completion of a
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Niigata Election Throws Wrench In Japan Nuclear Plans
This surprising news requires a bit of back story. The sitting Niigata prefecture governor, Hirohiko Izumida has been blocking the
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Japan Sees Another Reactor Permanently Shut Down
The Ikata unit 1 reactor will be permanently shut down. The nearly 40 year old reactor needs 200 billion yen
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Fukushima; What Will The Future Be?
Many media reports tried to document the 5th anniversary of the 3-11 disaster. Some gave it superficial coverage. Others tried
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Japan First Restarted Reactor Now Under Volcano Threat
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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Japan NRA Moves TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa To Front Of The Restart Line
Japan’s NRA has put two reactors at the Kashwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant on their “priority” list for restart screenings. The
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This Week’s Japanese Nuclear Industry Scandals
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
BWR RESTART FOLLOWING EXTENDED SHUTDOWN By Dean Wilkie All of the reactors in Japan were shut down subsequent to the
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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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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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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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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
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; June 29, 2014
METI will solicit more research work for ways to remove the melted fuel from the Fukushima Daiichi reactors including ways
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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 Conducts Nuclear Evacuation Drill, Exposes Fleeing Citizens
As part of the effort to restart Kashiwazaki Kariwa the nearby city of Nagaoka held an evacuation drill. JAEA and Niigata
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TEPCO Has Excess Winter Capacity, Restarts Serve Only Business Interests
In this report to METI TEPCO admits that with all of their nuclear plants offline they have excess power generation
Read moreReactor Restarts & Why TEPCO Should Die To Spare Japan
TEPCO has started another PR effort. The current president of TEPCO met with local mayors near Kashiwazaki Kariwa, the nuclear
Read moreJapan’s Nuclear Energy Model Falls Apart
In a series of recent articles justification for Japan’s reactor restarts were given. When all of these concepts are taken
Read moreRestarts, Shareholders & Who Runs Japan’s Nuclear Sector
Japan’s power companies will all have shareholder meetings this week, making some of the timing for restart possibilities at the
Read moreNRA Sets Rules For Japan’s Nuclear Future
Japan’s NRA has begun the process to establish new rules (or guidelines) for reactor restarts. The rules are open for
Read moreTEPCO’s Image Rehab Game
The media jumped all over TEPCO’s latest excuse without a moment of investigation. TEPCO announced that the disaster happened because
Read moreAbe Stacks Deck To Obtain Nuclear Restarts
PM Abe tossed out six panel members with anti-nuclear views from the government’s energy policy advisory council in mid March
Read moreAbenomics To Blame For Fukushima
William Pesek at Bloomberg makes an interesting proposition that the policies of the LDP in Japan are part of the
Read moreTEPCO’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Plant May Be Over Active Faults
Japan’s nuclear regulator says the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant may be sited over active faults. If the faults are found
Read moreMedia Picks Up On Risks At Oi
The media has picked up on the risks at the Oi nuclear plant in Japan. Our report on the real
Read moreThe Real Risks At Oi
The SimplyInfo.org research team has been busy looking into the newly claimed safety efforts at the Oi nuclear plant in
Read moreOi Given Restart By Noda, Large Protests Mostly Ignored
In many portions of the English speaking media, Noda is being praised for “doing the right thing” for Japan. At
Read moreJapan Govt. Absolves TEPCO, Blames Public For Oi Restart
Former Prime Minister Kan provided his testimony to the national Diet in Japan recently. In his comments he fended off
Read moreJapan Reactor Restarts = Power Company “Corporate Welfare”
The national government is pushing hard to restart the Oi reactors in Japan. Pressure is being put on various involved
Read moreOi Restarts Fuels By Political Rivalries
A recent Japan Times story highlights the political strategies and tactics under the surface of the Oi reactor restarts. Kansai
Read moreReactor Restarts Come Down To Money
The local assembly of Oi town has voted to approve the restart of the Oi reactors. The assembly cited economic
Read moreTsruga Impossible To Restart, Issues At Kashiwazaki Raise Concerns
Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission stated it would be impossible to restart the units at Tsruga nuclear plant. Multiple fault lines
Read more84% Of Japan Businesses Do Not Support Reactor Restarts
84% of Japan businesses do not want reactors restarted or only want restarts only after sufficient safety changes are made.
Read moreJapan’s Political Sideshow
We have been following the recent political games surrounding the restart of the Oi reactors. The government disconnect with reality
Read moreJapan’s Politicians & Advisors Behind The Reactor Restarts
While there has been an almost hyper-focus on METI minister Yukio Edano related to the issue of reactor restarts and
Read moreJapan’s Perplexing Reactor Restarts; Where Are We Going And Why Are We In This Handbasket?
As the Japanese government has been rushing to restart nuclear reactors everyone is asking the same question. Why? It really
Read moreJapan Central Government May Restart Reactors Next Week
The central government appears poised to restart the nuclear reactors at Oi as early as next week. This article by
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