Tag Archives: Monju

Fast-breeder said realistic no more via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/03/19 by norma field

A panel of experts reviewing the nuclear fuel cycle policy in light of the Fukushima crisis has agreed that while a fast-breeder reactor has advantages, from a technology viewpoint it can’t be considered a realistic option for the next 20 … Continue reading →

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Monju operator paid ¥109 million in ‘member fees’ to related entities via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2012/01/11 by norma field

The state-run operator of the experimental Monju fast-breeder reactor paid ¥109 million in “membership fees” to various bodies in 2009, raising suspicions that taxpayer money is being abused, a ruling party panel said Monday. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency, which … Continue reading →

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Monju focus to shift to research via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/10/31 by norma field

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency, which runs the troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture, will shift the project’s focus to research from the current goal of generating power, its president has indicated. JAEA President Atsuyuki Suzuki said the … Continue reading →

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Cost-cutting unit locks sights on Monju reactor via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/10/23 by norma field

A panel tasked with cutting wasteful spending will examine whether the trouble-hit Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor should be decommissioned when it screens government projects in late November, sources said. The Government Revitalization Unit will scrutinize Monju, among other targets, amid … Continue reading →

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Monju R&D budget to be slashed by ministry via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/09/27 by norma field

The science ministry plans to effectively freeze research related to the trouble-prone Monju fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture by cutting funding 70 to 80 percent next year, government sources said Monday. But the sources also said the ministry plans to … Continue reading →

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The Truth About Nuclear Power: Japanese Nuclear Engineer Calls for Abolition via Japan Focus

Posted on 2011/08/07 by norma field

Koide Hiroaki Introduction and translation by Sakai Yasuyuki and Norimatsu Satoko Introduction Koide Hiroaki began his career as a nuclear engineer forty years ago drawn to the promise of nuclear power. Quickly, however, he recognized the flaws in Japan’s nuclear … Continue reading →

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Japan may scrap fast-breeder reactor -Kyodo via Reuters Africa

Posted on 2011/07/15 by norma field

TOKYO, July 15 (Reuters) – The Japanese government is considering suspending development of a prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor called Monju, Science Minister Yoshiaki Takaki was quoted as saying on Friday. Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Wednesday that the Fukushima … Continue reading →

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Japan Strains to Fix a Reactor Damaged Before Quake via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/06/20 by norma field

TSURUGA, Japan — Three hundred miles southwest of Fukushima, at a nuclear reactor perched on the slopes of this rustic peninsula, engineers are engaged in another precarious struggle. The Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor — a long-troubled national project — has … Continue reading →

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