September 19, 2012
Maybe Japan is not turning away from nuclear energy after all. In what must be seen as an unexpected turn of events, Prime Minister Noda and his Cabinet have approved the Diet’s new energy policy, but fell short of supporting full nuclear abandonment in the 2030s....September 17, 2012
Criticisms of Japan’s no-nukes policy continue to proliferate. The policy goal has come under fire from a wide range of experts, antinuclear activists and lobbying groups. Some policy experts say the move is a political ploy designed to keep the Democratic Party of...September 15, 2012
Japan’s government has decided to set a “no-nukes in the 2030s” national energy policy, and problems are already arising. The draft report issued Wednesday by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) says “we will devote all policy resources to achieving zero nuclear power...September 12, 2012
Eighteen months after the Fukushima accident, many challenges still remain. The Japanese Press continues to say that “tainted” water continues to leak from the four severely stricken units at F. Daiichi, which places in question the reliability of the waste water...September 10, 2012
America’s Pentagon has announced that American military personnel in Japan at the time of the Fukushima Accident were safe. They have posted a website mapping radiation exposures for military Americans in Japan during the accident and said none of the doses posed...September 7, 2012
The Tokyo government has announced that they want nuclear electricity supplies reduced to 15% by 2030 and a full abandonment at some point thereafter. Immediately, local officials from communities hosting nuclear stations across Japan said they don’t like it....September 5, 2012
Fukushima Updates resumes today after this past weekend’s posting of the Carnival of Nuclear Power Bloggers. Many of the evacuees of Kawamata town, Fukushima Prefecture, are skeptical of government decontamination efforts. Kawamata Mayor Michio Furukawa said,...120th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers
From Nuke Power Talk… The Future of Nuclear Power: Riot versus Reason http://nukepowertalk.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-future-of-nuclear-power.html From Atomic Power Review… B&W’s Matt Miles on the mPower SMR...August 31, 2012
After three days of close inspection, the two fuel bundles from #4 Spent Fuel Pool at F. Daiichi have shown no visible damage. The removal and inspection were done to prepare for the full removal of all 1533 fuel bundles from the pool. Small pieces of concrete debris...This site requires a lot of work. We hope you find our efforts valuable and rewarding. Please consider offering your support. There is no minimum amount. Feel free to donate as you see fit, without restriction. Thank you...
