Tag Archives: Koide Hiroaki

Japanese nuclear research agency to export domestically ‘useless’ uranium ore via The Mainichi

Posted on 2022/08/20 by nfield

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) plans to export a total of 125 metric tons of nuclear-related materials including uranium ore collected domestically and overseas in connection with the organization’s uranium prospecting projects in Japan, the Mainichi Shimbun has learned. … Continue reading →

Posted in *English | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Koide Hiroaki: The Shooting of Mr. Abe via Pearls and Irritations & Atomicage

Posted on 2022/08/02 by nfield

The young Koide Hiroaki chose the field of nuclear engineering because he wanted to contribute to the future of energy-poor Japan. Once he grasped that nuclear power was a technology so risky that it required disposable places and people in … Continue reading →

Posted in *English | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Koide Hiroaki: A Message for Young People in Europe and Asia; The Fukushima Disaster and the Tokyo Olympics via Perspectives Asia, Heinrich Böll Stiftung　[小出裕章からヨーロッパ・アジアの若い人たちへのメッセージ]

Posted on 2020/10/06 by nfield

Commentary Nine years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, fundamental issues remain unresolved. In fact, the “Nuclear Emergency Situation” declared on 11 March 2011 has yet to be rescinded. Many domestic critics saw the Olympics as a ploy to distract from … Continue reading →

Posted in *English, *日本語 | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and the Tokyo Olympics via the Asia-Pacific Journal

Posted on 2019/03/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Koide HiroakiNorma Field, Translation, Introduction and NotesMarch 1, 2019Volume 17 | Issue 5 | Number 3 Introduction: “No One Who Is Alive Today …”An introduction to “The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and the Tokyo Olympics”   […] It stands to reason that Koide … Continue reading →

Posted in *English | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Leading anti-nuclear power researcher announces retirement via The Mainichi

Posted on 2016/01/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tetsuji Imanaka, the only remaining member of the “Kumatori 6” — a group of researchers at the Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute whose work has focused upon the dangers of nuclear power — will retire at the end of March, … Continue reading →

Posted in *English | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Japan’s Nightmare Fight Against Radiation in the Wake of the 3.11 Meltdown via Japan Focus

Posted on 2012/04/03 by norma field

—The fight against radiation and contamination has entered a second year and new issues are emerging. First I would like to ask about plans to widely disperse contaminated rubble, which are troubling the nation. As far as radioactivity is concerned, … Continue reading →

Posted in *English | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Nuke opponents warn of more Fukushimas via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2012/01/18 by norma field

OSAKA — The government’s plan to allow nuclear reactors to operate as long as 60 years has shocked antinuclear experts and activists, who warn of a Fukushima sequel. The central government announced its plan Tuesday, the 17th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

Posted in *English | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Fumbling gov’t faces huge challenges in 2012 via The Daily Mainichi

Posted on 2012/01/10 by norma field

Fumbling gov’t faces huge challenges in 2012 Hiroaki Koide, an assistant professor at the Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute (KURRI), is someone who has made one of the strongest impressions on me among the experts I’ve spoken to about the … Continue reading →

Posted in *English | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear Irresponsibility: Koide Hiroaki Interviewed by Le Monde via Japan Focus

Posted on 2011/12/23 by norma field

Nine months after Fukushima, what lessons should be learned? The reactors are machines handled by humans, so they are not infallible. After I graduated, I aimed to devote my life to atomic research. I was a rather conservative student. Then, … Continue reading →

Posted in *English | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Japan’s ‘nuclear gypsies’ face radioactive peril at power plants via Los Angeles Times

Posted on 2011/12/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Unskilled contractors make up most of the workforce and face higher doses of radiation than utility employees at Fukushima and other nuclear power plants in Japan. By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles TimesDecember 4, 2011 Reporting from Namie, Japan— Kazuo … Continue reading →

Posted in *English | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment