The real face of GNEP: Global Nuclear Energy Partnership

Sept 24th 2004PETITIONFUKUI PREFECTURE To: Shoichi Nakagawa, Minister, Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryFrom: Issei Nishikawa, Governor, Fukui Prefecture On the 9th of August 2004 an accident occurred at the Mihama Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 reactor. This incident seriously injured 11 people 5 of which lost their lives. This was the biggest disaster to date in the history of Japanese nuclear power. In Fukui Prefecture we have worked hard for many years to win the people s trust and to build a safe reputation for nuclear power. It is extremely regrettable that this accident has destroyed that trust and the reputation of nuclear power in Fukui Prefecture. I have…

This is the English original of a PowerPoint presentation by Mycle Schneider* to Japanese Diet members and staff. The briefing was held in the House of Councillors Office Building (Tokyo, Japan) on 13 October 2010. The meeting was organized by Green Action, Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center, and Gensuikin. See Green Action Japanese site for Japanese translation: URL: http://www.greenaction-japan.org/modules/japanese/index.php?id=27 *Mycle Schneider Consulting—Independent Analysis on Energy and Nuclear Policy Lessons from System Analysis of Energy Policy in the US, France and Germany Is Pursuing both Renewables and Nuclear Feasible? Download PDF version (4.5 MB)

Japan’s Worst Pollution Disaster MINAMATA DISEASE:　Mercury poisoning from industrial waste Will Prime Minister Taro Aso’s Government Ram Through Bill Shutting off Relief for Minamata Disease Victims? For immediate release: 29 June 2009 Contact: Aileen Mioko Smith Cell: +81-75-701-7223 (Press conference in Japanese at 16:00 today in Nagata-cho area. Location to be determined.) Tokyo, Japan—-A delegation of wheelchair-bound congenital Minamata disease victims is arriving in Tokyo this morning seeking a meeting with Yukio Hatoyama and the Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) leadership in a last minute effort to halt passage of a Minamata disease bill which will have devastating effects on relief for victims. It was reported in the media yesterday…

Commonly referred to as the pluthermal program, Japan has plans to commercially burn MOX (mixed plutonium uranium oxide) fuel in 16 to 18 nuclear power plants by 2010. The program, however, is way behind schedule and yet to begin. MOX utilization was initially to take place in Fukui, Fukushima, and Niigata Prefectures. However, at this time, all plans to load MOX fuel in these regions have been temporarily suspended, and opposition to implementation of the pluthermal program remains strong. NIIGATA PREFECTURE: Kariwa’s ‘No to MOX’ Referendum Result Remains Unchanged May 27, 2002 marked the first anniversary of a referendum in Kariwa village, Niigata Prefecture, in which a majority of residents…

Comision de Poblacion, Ambiente y DesarrolloAsamblea LegislativaRepublica de Panama Dear Members of the Commission: Green Action is an environmental NGO based in Kyoto, Japan which works on Japan’s plutonium program issues. We are submitting this letter in conjunction to your deliberation of proposed legislation that would prohibit shipments of ultrahazardous nuclear cargoes through the Panama Canal. This letter addresses the fact that maritime shipments of ultrahazardous nuclear cargoes from Europe to Japan are not necessary for meeting Japan’s energy needs. Japan at present has 53 nuclear reactors producing approximately 37% of Japan’s electric power needs, but not a single one of these reactors is dependent on maritime nuclear shipments between…