Tag Archives: Ohi

Press Briefing: Osaka High Court Hands Down Verdict on Ohi Injunction Lawsuit Case via Green Action

Posted on 2014/06/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Will Japan Restart Nuclear Power Yet Again Ignoring Danger of Earthquakes? Osaka High Court Hands Down Verdict on Ohi Injunction Lawsuit Case, Reneges on Judicial Responsibility —Rules In Favor of Kansai Electric Japan—The Osaka High Court handed down a verdict … Continue reading →

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OPINION: Reflect on Fukui nuclear ruling via The Japan Times

Posted on 2014/05/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] The ruling dismissed a similar argument by Kepco in court, noting that it is legally irrelevant to discuss people’s fundamental rights to life on the same level as the question of rising costs of generating electricity. It went on … Continue reading →

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Japan court rules against nuclear restart in rare ruling via Reuters

Posted on 2014/05/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – A Japanese court ruled against allowing the restart of a nuclear power plant west of Tokyo on Wednesday, its operator said, a rare case in which anti-nuclear plaintiffs have successfully won a ruling to shut down reactors. The … Continue reading →

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Japan switches off last nuclear reactor via Aljazeera America

Posted on 2013/09/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The move leaves Japan reliant on pricey fossil fuels to fill the gap left by the shutdown of all its atomic plants Japan has started the process of switching off its last working nuclear reactor for a scheduled inspection with … Continue reading →

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JCP increases its votes in NPP-dependent municipalities via Japan Press Weekly

Posted on 2013/08/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In the Reinan Region (Fukui Prefecture), which has 15 nuclear reactors in two cities and four towns, the Japanese Communist Party calling for an immediate departure from nuclear power generation increased the number of votes it received in the House … Continue reading →

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Protestas en Japón por la llegada de un barco con combustible nuclear via NTN24

Posted on 2013/06/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Decenas de manifestantes antinucleares protestaron este jueves contra la llegada a la central atómica de Takahama (centro del país) de un barco francés cargado de combustible para abastecer los reactores de la planta, en el primer envío de este tipo … Continue reading →

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MOX Fuel Shipment Arrives In Japan For Takahama Nuclear Plant via NucNet

Posted on 2013/06/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

27 Jun (NucNet): The first shipment of mixed oxide (MOX) fuel to Japan since before the March 2011 accident at Fukushima-Daiichi has arrived at a port in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, for delivery to the Takahama nuclear power plant. Areva said … Continue reading →

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Japanese Community Goes Solar, Wants No Nuclear　via NTD Television

Posted on 2012/11/19 by norma field

In the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, residents of one small community are taking energy into their own hands. Just 50 miles from the controversial Ohi nuclear plant, a tiny 42-person community is producing its energy from solar power. … Continue reading →

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Japan’s anti-nuclear protests The heat rises via The Economist

Posted on 2012/07/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The restart of two nuclear reactors has belatedly lit a fuse under the Japanese … Recent reports into last year’s triple Fukushima meltdown 210km (130 miles) away have shown that the world’s most crowded metropolis narrowly avoided catastrophe. Though many … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Unsatisfying Nuclear Report via Bloomberg

Posted on 2012/07/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… Yet for all its detail and willingness to label the Fukushima disaster as “profoundly manmade,” the report does not identify which men (and this being Japan, there probably weren’t many women) failed. Instead, it sweepingly indicts “the ingrained conventions … Continue reading →

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