These
articles cover a range of safety issues - accidents, terror response,
earthquakes, scandals, etc. - as they relate to the Japanese nuclear
industry. (Click here for animated diagrams of nuclear reactors.)
Major accidents
Articles about JCO Criticality Accident
Articles about Mihama-3 Accident
Citizens' Action in Response to Radiation from Chernobyl - a report about the Japanese response to Chernobyl, written for the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident.
Terror Response
Nuclear energy in Japan since 9.11: summary of responses by government and industry as at 31 March 2005
General articles
Fukushima Nuclear Earthquake Disaster__Updates, statements and links to Ustream videos.
Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident – Two Years On (NIT 153, Mar/Apr 2013)
An
Attempt to Estimate Early-stage Radiation Exposure Dose at the Location
of Every Household in Iitate Village, Fukushima (NIT 153, Mar/Apr 2013)
Problems
emerge in operations to bring the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
Station accident to an end, and in decontamination operations (NIT 153, Mar/Apr 2013)
International
Symposium on the Truth of the Fukushima
Nuclear Accident and the Myth of Nuclear Safety
August 30 & 31, 2012 University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus (NIT 150, Sep./Oct. 2012)
Report
on the
National Diet of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent
Investigation Commission (NAIIC)
～What kind of panel was the NAIIC, and what was clarified by its
investigation? (NIT 150, Sep./Oct. 2012)
Events
of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant accident (NIT 150, Sep./Oct. 2012)
Clean-up operation at the nuclear accident site at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. (NIT 149, July/Aug 2012)
Aging Nuclear Power Plants focusing in particular on irradiation embrittlement of pressure vessels -2- (NIT 149, July/Aug 2012)
International Symposium on the Truth of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident and the Myth of Nuclear Safety (August 30 & 31, 2012)
Complete Halt of All Nuclear Power Plants in Japan (NIT 148, May/June 2012)
Labor Standards Inspection Office in Yokohama recognizes death of Fukushima nuclear worker as eligible for compensation (NIT 148, May/June 2012)
Aging Nuclear Power Plants focusing in particular on irradiation embrittlement of pressure vessels -1- (NIT 148, May/June 2012)
Fukushima: Current status of nuclear reactors and corium (NIT 147, March/April 2012)
What are the main issues in future discussions on energy policy? (NIT 147, March/April 2012)
My Opinion on Radioactive Disaster Waste (NIT 147, March/April 2012)
The Problem of the Meteorological Research Institute’s Environmental Radiation Research (NIT 147, March/April 2012)
TEPCO will do anything to maintain the 'unforseeable' theory (NIT 143, July/Aug. 2011)
Lax radiation dose calculations continue at Fukushima Nuclear Power Station (NIT 143, July/Aug. 2011)
Reassesment of the geplogical condition of the ground beneath Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP (NIT 143, July/Aug. 2011)
CNIC Welcomes the Request to Stop All Reactors at Hamaoka NPP (NIT 142, May/June 2011)
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Evolution of the Crisis and Resulting Radiation Levels (NIT 142, May/June 2011)
Fukushima: Radiation Dispersed over a Wide Area (NIT 142, May/June 2011)
Is TEPCO Serious about Restarting Kashiwazaki-Kariwa-3 within the Year? (NIT 142, May/June 2011)
Explosions at Nuclear Power Plants Tsunami Swanps Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (NIT 141, March/April 2011)
Statement by Group of Concerned Scientists and Engineers Calling for the Closure of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (NIT 141, March/April 2011)
Can there be a silver lining? Opinion Article published by Kyodo News, March 28, 2011 by CNIC International Liaison Officer, Philip White (NIT 141, March/April 2011)
Problems with extending the time between periodic inspections (NIT 140, Jan./Feb. 2011)
Problems at KK-3 and KK-7 (NIT 140, Jan./Feb. 2011)
KK-5 Headed Towards Restart, Hamaoka-5 Confronted by the Difficult Problem of Ground Structure (NIT 139, Nov./Dec. 2010)
Three Years Since the Chuetsu-oki Earthquake: "We don't need the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station" (NIT 138, Sep./Oct. 2010)
Major Incidents at Japanese Nuclear Facilities in 2009 Fiscal Year (NIT 137, July/Aug. 2010)
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Units 1 and 5 (NIT 137, July/Aug. 2010)
Three
Years After the Chuetsu-oki Earthquake hit Niigata Prefecture: We
Lament the Rush to Restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station (July 16, 2010)
Chugoku Electric's Unbelievable Lack of Awareness of Safety and Quality Control (NIT 136, May/June 2010)
Uprating Nuclear Reactors Reduces Safety (NIT 136, May/June 2010)
KK-1 Moves Closer to Restart (NIT 136, May/June 2010)
Prospects for Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Units 1 and 5 (NIT 135 March/April 2010)
Tsuruga-1 and Mihama-1 to operate beyond 40 years (News Watch, NIT 133, Nov./Dec. 2009)
KK - 6 & 7: Unresolved Public Mistrust (NIT 133, Nov./Dec. 2009)
KK-7 Stopped Due to Radioactive Leak, KK-6 Begins Start-up Tests (NIT 132 September/October 2009)
Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station Struck By Earthquake (NIT 132 September/October 2009)
Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant Struck By Earthquake (14 August 2009)
Major Incidents at Japanese Nuclear Facilities (NIT 131 July/Aug. 2009)
KK Nuclear Power Station 2 Years After the Chuetsu-oki Earthquake (NIT 131 July/Aug. 2009)
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 7 Restarted (NIT 130 May/June 2009)
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 7 Restart: Statement of Protest (8 May 2009)
Seismic Design of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant: a Historical Perspective, article by Philip White and Yukio Yamaguchi (6 April 2009)
KK-7: to restart or not to restart (NIT 129 March/April 2009)
Shika-2: Unjust Verdict! (NIT 129 March/April 2009)
The Future of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 7 (NIT 128, Jan./Feb. 2009)
Fuel Loaded into Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 7 (NIT 127 Nov./Dec. 2008)
Serious Crack Found in Ohi-3 Reactor Vessel Nozzle (NIT 126 Sep./Oct. 2008)
Major Incidents at Japanese Nuclear Facilities April 2007 - March 2008 (NIT 125, July/Aug. 2008)
KK Investigation Committees: the Debate Rages On (NIT 125, July/Aug. 2008)
Kashiwazaki- Kariwa NPP: Assessment of the impact of the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake runs into trouble (NIT 124, May/June 2008)
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa: Translation of Japanese leaflet by Group of Concerned Scientists and Engineers Calling for the Closure of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (English version published in Nuke Info Tokyo 123, March/April 2008)
Scientists, Engineers demand Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant be closed (24 February 2008)
Extension of Time Allowed Between Periodic Inspections of Reactors (NIT 122 Jan./Feb. 2008)
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa: some things becoming clearer (NIT 122 Jan./Feb. 2008)
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa: Stuck Control Rod and Other Problems (NIT 121 Nov./Dec. 2007)
Hamaoka Verdict: Passing Judgment on the Judge (NIT 121 Nov./Dec. 2007)
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Earthquake: Lessons from the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake (NIT 120 Sep./Oct. 2007)
IAEA Releases Report on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa (NIT 120 Sep./Oct. 2007)
IAEA Releases Report on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa (NIT 120 Sep./Oct. 2007)
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Earthquake: CNIC Report (NIT 119 July/August 2007)
Rokkasho Update:
Increase of spent fuel to be reprocessed during active tests. Fault
directly beneath Rokkasho reprocessing plant. (NIT 119 July/August 2007)
Major Incidents at Japanese Nuclear Facilities in FY2006 (NIT 119 July/August 2007)
Nuclear State and Industry: Bottomless Depths of Corruption (NIT 118, May/June 2007)
Rokkasho Update: Earthquake safety and criticality design flaws (NIT 118, May/June 2007)
Malpractices at Japanese Nuclear Power Plants: Protest Statement by CNIC (2 April 2007)
"Not Again": Yet Another TEPCO Scandal (NIT 117, March/April 2007)
Shika-1 Uncontrolled Criticality Incident Cover-up (NIT 117, March/April 2007)
Advanced Thermal Reactor Fails Strength Tests (NIT 117, March/April 2007)
The Deepening Puzzle of Steel Used in Reactor Pressure Vessels (NIT 115, Nov./Dec. 2006)
Aging Reactors: Symposium in South Korea (NIT 115, Nov./Dec. 2006)
Hamaoka-5 Low Pressure Turbine Vane Takes Flight (NIT 113, July/Aug. 2006)
Major Incidents at Japanese Nuclear Facilities (NIT 113, July/Aug. 2006)
Shika-2 Verdict Demands Suspension of Operations: report on the Shika-2 verdict and the new draft earthquake design guidelines (NIT 112, May/June 2006)
Shika-2 ruling: 70 NGOs demand suspension of nuclear facilities (30 March 2006)
Damage and cracking in BWR control rods (NIT 111, March/April 2006)
A mobile nuclear reactor comes to Tokyo Bay (NIT 110, Jan/Feb 2006)
Onagawa reactors trip following Miyagi earthquake (NIT 108, Sep./Oct. 2005)
Significant Incidents at Japanese Nuclear Power Plants and Nuclear Fuel Facilities (NIT 107, July/August 2005)
Rokkasho Reprocessing Facility: another leak from spent fuel pool (NIT 107, July/August 2005)
Pronounced aging of nuclear power plants (NIT 106, May/June 2005)
Cracks in Ohi-3 and Ikata-1: Companies' Responses (NIT 104, Jan./Feb. 2005)
Earthquake Zone: Earthquakes and Nuclear Safety in Japan (NIT 103, Nov./Dec. 2004)
Cracks in Reactor Vessel Head at Ohi-3 (NIT 101, July/August 2004)
Significant Incidents at Japanese nuclear facilities in 2003 (NIT 101, July/August 2004)
Sloppy Management at Nuclear Facilities (NIT 99, March/April 2004)
Leaks in Rokkasho Spent Fuel Storage Pool (NIT 98, Nov2003-Feb2004)
Looking Back Over a Year of TEPCO Cover-ups (NIT 97, Sep/Oct 2003)
Myth of TEPCO's Power Shortage (NIT 96, July/Aug 2003)
Rokkasho Reprocessing Facility (NIT 95, May/June 2003)
Data: Significant Incidents at Nuclear Facilities (NIT 95, May/June 2003)
All 17 of TEPCO's Units Shut Down (NIT 94, March/April 2003)
Revelation of Endless N-damage cover-ups (NIT 92, Nov/Dec 2002)
Fukushima I&II Damage Cover-up Data (NIT 92, Nov/Dec 2002)
Government Agency Proposes 'Defect Standards' (NIT 92, Nov/Dec 2002)
Mechanism of Core Shroud and its function (NIT 92, Nov/Dec 2002)
Insufficient Investigation: Explosion and Leak Accident at Hamaoka Unit-1 (NIT 90, July/Aug 2002)
DATA: Incidents at Nuclear Facilities (NIT 90, July/Aug 2002)
Other resources
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