Will Japan’s Nuclear Regulator Approve Plans to Restart Reactors Near Super Volcanoes?
Will Japan’s Nuclear Regulator Approve Plans to Restart Reactors Near Super Volcanoes?
Will Japan’s Nuclear Regulator Approve Plans to Restart Reactors Near Super Volcanoes?
Japan Should Terminate MOX (plutonium and uranium) Fuel Program, Cease All Shipments from Europe Japan Should Terminate Fast Breeder Reactor and Reprocessing Programs For immediate release: May 18, 2009 Contact: Aileen Mioko Smith (Green Action) 090-3620-9251 Philip White (Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center) +81-3-3357-3800 “We call on the Japanese government and electric utilities to terminate this and future MOX fuel shipments and cease from placing en route countries at risk. We call on countries potentially on the route of future MOX fuel shipments to join us in demanding the termination of these dangerous shipments” stated BAN Hideyuki, secretary-general of Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center (CNIC), Aileen Mioko SMITH, executive director of Green…
9/30 Impact Hub Kyoto An Evening with “To The Village Square” photographer Lionel Delevingne Slide Presentation and Conversation Admission Free All Welcome! Friday, September 30th 7pm 〜 9pm Impact Hub Kyoto Nishijin IT ro-ji building 97 Kainokamicho, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto Phone: 075-417-0115 (Just west of Aburanokoji and Nakadachiuri intersection.) Enter from the gate at west side of building next to pay phone. English / Japanese interpreting. No reservation required. Admission Free Download English flyer here: http://greenaction-japan.org/internal/160930_flier-en.pdf Japanese flyer: http://greenaction-japan.org/internal/160930_flier-jp.pdf
CONTACT:Aileen Mioko Smith, Green Action (Director)+ 81 75 701 7223 or 090 3620 9251 (Cell) Philip White, Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center (International Liaison)+ 81 3 5330 9520 Atsuko Nogawa, Greenpeace Japan (Nuclear Campaigner)+ 81 3 5338 9800 11 January 2006 (2nd edition) Japanese NGOs Label Electric Utility Plutonium Utilization Plan “Fiction” Concern Raised that Atomic Energy Commission may Rubber-Stamp Plan Japanese NGOs yesterday released a scathing critique*1 of the Plutonium Utilization Plan issued by the Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPCO) on 6 January, dubbing the plan as “fiction” and pointing out that it does not comply with specifications stipulated by the Japanese Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) in 2003. At…
Japanese women throughout Japan join Fukushima women in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo, location of a tent pitched in front of the ministry demanding the end of nuclear power. The women are united in working to end nuclear power in Japan and supporting Fukushima citizens, particularly children who are suffering from radiation exposure. Children are the most vulnerable to the effects of radiation exposure. The rallying call: “Let’s protect Fukushima children! Let’s protect children all over Japan! Women will stop nuclear power! Men will stop nuclear power! We will all together stop nuclear power!” (November 2011) Rallies calling for no restart of nuclear power…
Pre-Ruling Background Briefing on Sendai Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 Injunction Lawsuit For immediate release: 22 April 2015 00:05 JST (Kyoto City/Kagoshima City) For further information contact: Aileen Mioko Smith, Executive Director, Green Action +81-90-3620-9251 (on site in Kagoshima City) A 3-member panel of judges headed by chief judge Maeda will be handing down a decision at 10:00am today (22 April) at the Kagoshima District Court regarding the operation of the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2. FFTV live from 10am: http://twitcasting.tv/fukuroufoe_tv Background: There are 5 super volcanoes (calderas) within a 160km of the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant. On 10 September 2014, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA)…
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…