Category: Nuke Info Tokyo
(768 KB) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 7 Restarted It is the first reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant to be restarted since 16 July 2007, when the plant was struck by the Chuetsu-oki Earthquake. Seismic...
(888 KB) Stop MOX Shipments! A shipment of MOX (mixed plutonium and uranium oxide) fuel bound for Japan left the port of Cherbourg in France on March 5. The ships will go around South...
(1 MB) The Future of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 7 The bureaucratic processes are in motion to restart Unit 7 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant. The Japanese fiscal year ends on March 31. We expect...
(760 KB) Fuel Loaded into Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 7 All seven reactors of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant have been closed since the July 2007 Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake, but Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began loading...
(720 KB) Monju Restart Delayed Again The latest delay arose as a result of the very long time taken to check equipment for detecting sodium leaks. Because these checks have taken such a long...
(1020 KB) No Nukes Asia Forum 2008 NNAF08 was held in Kashiwazaki-City and Tokyo from June 28-30, coinciding with a national gathering in Kashiwazaki to mark the first anniversary of the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake. KK...
(980 KB) Kashiwazaki- Kariwa NPP Assessment of the impact of the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake runs into trouble Full MOX Reactor to Burn Japan’s Growing Plutonium Stockpile On April 23 the Minister of Economy Trade and...
(892 KB) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa: Translation of Japanese leaflet by Group of Concerned Scientists and Engineers Calling for the Closure of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant —We demand that the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant be closed...
(1.1 MB) Extension of Time Allowed Between Periodic Inspections of Reactors People wonder why now of all times, when problems of safety and quality control have arisen, should the time between periodic inspections be...
(708 KB) Hamaoka Verdict: Passing Judgment on the Judge After the Hamaoka hearings ended, the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake gave us a preview of the type of problems which might arise in the much larger earthquake...