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Will Japan’s Nuclear Regulator Approve Plans to Restart Reactors Near Super Volcanoes?

Bynishiyama September 11, 2014November 16, 2015

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Organizations Protest Approval of Sendai Nuclear Power Plant’s Conformation to Regulatory Standards
ByRick E July 16, 2014November 16, 2015

[English translation] Joint Statement Protesting: Nuclear Regulatory Authority’s Draft Approval of Sendai Nuclear Power Plant’s Conformation to New Nuclear Regulatory Standards 16 July 2014 Issued by: The Nuclear Regulation Authority Citizen Watchdog Group and 7 other organizations Today, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) issued a draft report on Kyushu Electric’s Sendai Nuclear Power Plant application for restart, stating the NRA’s review found the plant conforming to the New Regulatory Standards. We strongly protest this report. The NRA review to inspect conformation to the New Regulatory Standards does not learn from the lessons of Tokyo Electric’s Fukushima Daiichi accident, and, for the following reasons it is clearly evident that the situation…

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To G8 Energy Ministers: How can Japan provide leadership on energy issues when its national policy squanders trillions of yen on a nuclear fuel cycle plutonium-based program that produces no results?
ByRick E June 4, 2008November 16, 2015

Aomori City, Japan June 7–8, 2008 Download PDF (29 K) Rokkasho, a massive commercial reprocessing plant for radioactive spent fuel, is about to start commercial operation this summer in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, in spite of recent front-page headlines in Japanese newspapers reporting the discovery of an active earthquake fault directly under the plant site. Rokkasho is part of Japan’s national nuclear fuel cycle program, which has nuclear cooperation agreements with the USA and Euratom, and, through the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP), with Canada, Italy, and the U.K. as well. On May 21st we delivered an appeal to the G8 environment ministers concerning the massive quantities of radioactive…

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Minamata Film Premieres in Berlin
ByRick E February 24, 2020February 28, 2020

Minamata, a film drama based on the book by W. Eugene and Green Action director Aileen M. Smith, premiered on February 21st at the Berlin International Film Festival. Directed by Andrew Levitas, the film stars Johnny Depp as photographer Eugene Smith, who travels with Aileen to Japan to document the effects of mercury poisoning on the residents of a coastal community. Actors Bill Nighy, Hiroyuki Sanada and Minami play supporting roles as Life editor Robert Hayes, activist Mitsuo Yamazaki and Aileen Mioko Smith. At a press conference for the film, Depp, who spearheaded the film’s production, said he felt that Minamata was “a story that needed to be told.” He…

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Say No to Nuclear Financing – World Bank and ADB, Why Turn Away from the Right Path?
ByIsana September 15, 2025

https://chng.it/G9MCKn6Gpv Why this petition matters: For these reasons, we are preparing to send the following petition to both the World Bank and ADB. We ask for your support by adding your signature. We will submit all signatures and comments to the World Bank and ADB. 👉Let’s act together to prevent today’s decisions from burdening tomorrow’s generations. —— International Petition: “Say No to Nuclear Financing – World Bank and ADB, Why Turn Away from the Right Path?” To: Mr. Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank GroupTo: Mr. Masato Kanda, President of the Asian Development Bank We are deeply concerned that the World Bank Group and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are moving…

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To UN: Urge Japanese gov’ment to continue support of Fukushima evacuees
Bynishiyama March 10, 2017September 14, 2017

We, undersigned Non-Governmental Organizations hereby request the UN Special Rapporteurs concerned to take urgent action in light of the Japanese government’s impending decision to lift, by March 2017, evacuation orders on areas of Fukushima, Japan, where radiation doses remain above the International Commission on Radiological Protection’s (ICRP) recommended limit for the general public.

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Governor of Kagoshima Fails Fukushima Lessons: ignores science, safety and public opinion States operation of Sendai Nuclear Power Plant is “Unavoidable”
Bynishiyama November 7, 2014November 16, 2015

Governor of Kagoshima Fails Fukushima Lessons: ignores science, safety and public opinion States operation of Sendai Nuclear Power Plant is “Unavoidable” For immediate release: 7 November 2014 Contact: Aileen Mioko Smith +81-90-3620-9251 Governor Yuichiro Ito of Kagoshima in approving the restart of the two nuclear reactors at Sendai earlier today has failed to understand the lessons of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear catastrophe, Green Action stated. The Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly has earlier voted to approve operations of the reactors. In the last week evidence has been made public that the reactor operator and the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) are ignoring volcano risks to Sendai ; that evacuation shelters required in…

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