Tag Archives: denuclearization

Ex-PMs Kan, Koizumi urge Japan to quit nuclear power generation via The Mainichi

Posted on 2021/03/04 by nfield

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Former prime ministers Naoto Kan and Junichiro Koizumi on Monday urged Japan to stop using nuclear power, saying the country should learn from the Fukushima crisis a decade ago and turn to renewable energy. Both were proponents … Continue reading →

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Frank Barnaby obituary via The Guardian

Posted on 2020/08/24 by nfield

Radiation physicist at Aldermaston who went on to warn of the dangers posed by the civil and military uses of nuclear energy […] In the early years of Margaret Thatcher’s government in Britain, and Ronald Reagan’s in the US, global investment in … Continue reading →

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Voices of Fukushima power plant explosion victims strengthens call to ban nuclear energy via Anglican Communion News Service

Posted on 2019/06/07 by nfield

[Voices of Fukushima power plant explosion victims strengthens call to ban nuclear energy Posted on: June 6, 2019 2:57 PM [ACNS, by Rachel Farmer] Japanese parish priests shared stories of suffering from victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster at an … Continue reading →

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Nuclear issue again takes center stage in Niigata election　via Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2018/05/25 by nfield

NIIGATA–The election for a new governor of Niigata Prefecture was triggered by a sex scandal, but the key issue facing voters is where the candidates stand on restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, one of the world’s biggest nuclear facilities. … Continue reading →

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EPA minister puts career on line over nuclear power issue　via Focus Taiwan

Posted on 2018/04/22 by nfield

Taipei, April 22 (CNA) The Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) head has vowed that if it is decided via referendum to open the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant, which has been mothballed since 2015, he will resign. If the people vote … Continue reading →

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LDP may lose next election if nuclear exit becomes main issue: ex-PM via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/10/21 by norma field

Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said the pro-nuclear ruling party of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could lose the next Lower House election if nuclear power becomes the main election issue. Citing recent gubernatorial election wins for candidates concerned about restarting … Continue reading →

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Cabinet approves German nuclear phase-out funding bill via World Nuclear News

Posted on 2016/10/20 by norma field

The German cabinet yesterday adopted a draft bill on financing the decommissioning of the country’s nuclear power plants and management of its radioactive waste. The bill is based on the recommendation of an independent commission reviewing the financing of Germany’s … Continue reading →

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Kyoto advances nuclear-free agenda with Alaska LNG pact via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/10/25 by norma field

By Eric Johnston KYOTO – The Kyoto Prefectural Government signed an agreement with Alaska last month to explore the possibility of importing liquid natural gas from the state to Maizuru, a port city on the Sea of Japan. While daunting … Continue reading →

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Japan in a Post-Growth Age via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/12/03 by norma field

TOKYO — THESE days you can hardly open a newspaper or turn on a television in Japan without encountering another story relating to former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s call, after visiting a nuclear waste facility in Finland, for ending Japan’s … Continue reading →

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Street denuclearizing method gains via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/05/01 by norma field

Obayashi Corp. has developed a method to decontaminate radiation-tainted pavement that is over three times as efficient as the conventional means, according to the major general contractor. Most pavement contaminated with radiation from Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 … Continue reading →

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