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Japan’s 1997 Pledge<\/h2>\n
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The government of Japan made a written and unequivocal pledge to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in December 1997 to uphold the “principle of no surplus plutonium.”*1<\/a><\/p>\n To honor this commitment, the Japan Atomic Energy Commission issued a Decision on 5 August 2003*2<\/a> which specified that electric utilities present concrete plans for utilizing plutonium before separating it from spent nuclear fuel at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant.<\/p>\n On 6 January 2006, the Federation of Electric Power Companies released its “Plutonium Utilization Plan.”*3<\/a> The Plan, however, does not comply with the specifications set forth by the Atomic Energy Commission.<\/p>\n If the AEC approves the FEPCO Plan, surplus plutonium with nowhere to go will pile up at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant.<\/p>\n In the rush to start the Rokkasho reprocessing plant, will the Atomic Energy Commission trash its own 2003 Decision, rubber-stamp the Federation of Electric Power Companies’ Plan, and renege on Japan’s commitment to the IAEA and to the international community?<\/p>\n Or, will the AEC honor Japan’s commitment to not produce surplus plutonium.<\/p>\n The eyes of the world are watching.<\/strong><\/p>\n Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center (CNIC) Green Action Greenpeace Japan *1<\/a> Available at http:\/\/www.iaea.org\/Publications\/Documents\/Infcircs\/1998\/infcirc549a1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n *2<\/a> Available (in Japanese) at: http:\/\/aec.jst.go.jp\/jicst\/NC\/iinkai\/teirei\/siryo2003\/kettei\/kettei030805.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n *3<\/a> Available (in English translation) at: http:\/\/cnic.jp\/english\/topics\/cycle\/MOX\/pluplanFEPCO6Jan06.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [18 January 2006] PDF version (472KB) Japan’s 1997 Pledge The government of Japan made a written and unequivocal pledge to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in December 1997 to uphold the “principle of no surplus plutonium.”*1 To honor this commitment, the Japan Atomic Energy Commission issued a Decision on 5 August 2003*2 which specified that electric utilities present concrete plans for utilizing plutonium before separating it from spent nuclear fuel at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant. On 6 January 2006, the Federation of Electric Power Companies released its “Plutonium Utilization Plan.”*3 The Plan, however, does not comply with the specifications set forth by the Atomic Energy Commission. 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Will the AEC Approve the FEPCO Plan?<\/h2>\n
3F Kotobuki Bldg., 1-58-15 Higashi-nakano
Nakano-ku, Tokyo, 164-0003, Japan
Phone: +81 3 5330 9520<\/p>\n
Suite 103, 22-75, Tanaka Sekiden-cho
Sakyo-ku Kyoto, 606-8203, Japan
Phone: +81 75 701 7223<\/p>\n
N F bldg. 2F 8-13-11 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan
Phone: +81 3 5338 9800<\/p>\n
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