TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN:
Petition to freeze the operation of the Rokkasho Nuclear Reprocessing
Plant in order to stop the radioactive contamination of the ocean and air:
This is an English translation of the key technical arguments of plaintiffs and defendant in the first court ruling to be handed down concerning the safety of Japanese operating nuclear power plants since the March 11th 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident. The ruling is expected the week of 8 April. For an overview, arguments up to the closing of the case, and the implications of this lawsuit to nuclear power in Japan see: Download：http://www.greenaction-japan.org/internal/130405_stop_the_operation_of_Ohi_en.pdf [English translation issued by Mihama-no-Kai and Green Action / 5 April 2013] [Notes concerning this translation: The text below describes the basic legal arguments of the plaintiffs and defendant. The verdict is expected the first part of…
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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
PDF Download [Compiled 5 January 2006 by Green Action] Statements on Rokkasho, Surplus Plutonium and MOX Fuel Fukushima governor Eisaku Sato’s statement to the Japan Atomic Energy Commission about the Rokkasho reprocessing plant and surplus plutonium: “Why rush to operate a new reprocessing facility when there is still no solution for disposing the 40 tons of plutonium Japan already possesses?” Submission to Public Comment on draft of “Framework for Nuclear Energy Policy”, August 2005 —– Of the 430 tons of spent nuclear fuel to be reprocessed during the active testing scheduled to start at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant in February, 310 tons belong to the two largest electric utilities in…
Lawsuits / Webinars / Submissions / Symposiums / Booklets / Leaflets / Protest Statements We recommend this Webinar if you are interested in finding out whether fast reactors and the nuclear fuel cycle have any valid role to play in solutions to climate change, and, if you want to find out whether these programs have nuclear proliferation concerns. Speakers include Allison Macfarlane, former Chairman of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and Frank von Hippel, one of the United States’ most prominent scientists in the nuclear policy arena.Green Action’s executive director addresses Japan’s nuclear fuel cycle program and its implications for the fast reactor program. VideoMarch 11, 2023US-Japan Nuclear Energy…
Press Release——Fukushima Coalition Sends Urgent Request for UN Intervention to Stabilize the Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Nuclear Fuel For immediate release: 2 May 2012 Kyoto, Japan―On 30 April, seventy-two Japanese NGO organizations lead by Shut Tomari and Green Action send an urgent request to the UN and Japanese government urging immediate action to stabilize the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 4 spent nuclear fuel. The letter was endorsed by experts from Japan and abroad. The letter warned that the seriously damaged Unit 4 spent nuclear fuel pool contains Cesium-137 (Cs-137) that is equivalent to 10 times the amount released at the time of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. If an…