Has fast breeder Monju been good for Japan’s energy?

Minamata & Fukushima: Structural Violence in Environmental DisasterTuesday, April 12 12:00 – 14:00 https://icas.tuj.ac.jp/event/minamata-fukushima-structural-violence-in-environmental-disaster/ Zoom Meeting Access April 12, 2022 12:00 PM (Noon) Tokyo – Starthttps://temple.zoom.us/j/93245351283?pwd=c0xmemtMNVcvWkxHNTJkZGJYOG94QT09Meeting ID: 932 4535 1283 | Passcode: 106014 Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies Temple University, Japan Campus www.tuj.ac.jp/icas Information: Kyle Cleveland, ICAS Co-Director | Email: kylecl@temple.edu ICAS events reflect the opinions of the speakers and participants, and do not represent the views of Temple University or the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies. Date & Time: Tuesday, April 12 12:00 – 14:00 Moderator: Kyle Cleveland (ICAS Co-Director) Registration: Registration is encouraged (e-mail to icas@tuj.temple.edu), but not required. 登録なしでも参加できますので、直接会場へお越しください。 This event is organized by Kyle Cleveland, ICAS…

Kansai Electric’s Takahama Units 3 and 4 Restart Review Enters Public Comment Period First Use of Plutonium (MOX) Fuel Since Fukushima Accident Moves Ahead Without NRA Review of its Severe Accident Implications For immediate release: 17 December 2014 Contact: Aileen Mioko Smith +81-90-3620-9251 Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) today approved the first stage of the review for restart of Kansai Electric’s Takahama Units 3 and 4 located in Fukui Prefecture. If restart is approved, it will be the first reactors to use plutonium (uranium and plutonium mIxed oxide fuel: MOX fuel) since the Fukushima accident. The Nuclear Regulatory Agency stated today that the approval process for MOX fuel at Takahama…

30 June 2010 STATEMENT We Protest MOX Fuel Arrival at Takahama Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4 To Makoto YAGI, President of Kansai Electric Issued by: Green Action (Kyoto, Japan) and Mihama-no-Kai (Osaka, Japan) For immediate release. Contact: +81-90-3620-9251 (Smith) Today, 30 June, Kansai Electric, ignoring the many voices of protest, brought MOX (mixed oxide) fuel into the Takahama Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 and Unit 4. Many countries around the world have expressed their concern and protest against the numerous Japanese plutonium shipments from France. However, Kansai Electric, totally ignored these voices of concern, forced through this shipment. We strongly protest this shipment and the arrival of MOX…

[PDF: 584KB] Media Release7 September 2007 Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake – Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power PlantNGO’s demand the IAEA stop misleading the international community and TEPCO improve transparency NGOs today demanded that there be greater international accountability from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and that Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) improve its transparency surrounding the impact of the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant. In a letter to the IAEA and TEPCO, Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center, Green Action, and Greenpeace Japan criticized the IAEA Expert Mission to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant for making misleading statements about the impact of the earthquake on the plant1. They also criticized Philippe Jamet,…