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…

[97 organizations including Green Action have given their support to this public appeal as of 9am, July 21, 2007.] —Joint Public Appeal—We Strongly Urge a Radical Reexaminationof Earthquake Countermeasures for Nuclear Facilities,Facing Consequences Squarely Whatever the Outcome! [PDF version: 48KB][Japanese site]English translationJuly 21, 2007 To:— ABE Shinzo, Prime Minister of Japan— All those in relevant branches of government and in nuclear-related organizations— The People of Japan As a result of the Chuetsuoki Earthquake, unforeseen problems continue to arise at the largest nuclear power plant complex in the world, Tokyo Electric’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station. All seven reactors are currently shut down, but they remain directly threatened by the danger of…

High Cost of Power Generation and Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing is Strangling the UK’s Largest Power Generator Lessons for Japanese Electric Utilities British Energy plc is the United Kingdom’s largest electric utility, producing one fifth of the country’s electricity. The company owns and operates 15 nuclear reactors in the UK with a combined generating capacity of approximately 9600 megawatts. The company also operates reactors in the United States and Canada. On 12 August 2002, British Energy was forced to shut down reactor 1 at the Torness Nuclear Power Station in East Lothian because of vibrations in the gas circulation system which cools the reactor. Reactor 2 at the same station…

10 July 2006Japan's nuclear fuel cycle program has been under development since 1956. Despite several trillion yen (tens of billions of dollars) of ratepayer and taxpayer money spent, the program fails to provide any electricity to the public. Japan's nuclear fuel cycle program is comprised of the development of fast breeder reactor technology, use of mixed (plutonium and uranium) oxide fuel in commercial nuclear power plants, and reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. None of these have attained commercial-scale use. The Fast Breeder Reactor Program Japan's fast breeder reactor (FBR) program begun under Japan's Long-Term Program for Research, Development and Utilization of Nuclear Energy (LTP) was originally scheduled to attain commercialization…

Lawsuits / Webinars / Submissions / Symposiums / Booklets / Leaflets / Protest Statements The January 1, 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake proved yet again that Japan must rid itself of nuclear power reactors In 2003, Noto Peninsula citizens won a hard-fought 28-year battle to stop a nuclear power plant complex from being built in Suzu town, located on the tip of Noto Peninsula. On January 1,2024, Suzu suffered a devastating earthquake. The land around the proposed site elevated 2 meters. Over the years, Green Action was part of the movement to stop the siting of this plant. On February 19th, Green Action organized this press conference at the Foreign Correspondents’…