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NRA dismisses former expert member’s Oi plant warning via The Asahi Shimbun

The nation’s nuclear watchdog has dismissed the suggestion by seismologist Kunihiko Shimazaki that the maximum impact of a projected earthquake on the Oi nuclear plant could have been underestimated and should be reviewed. The Nuclear Regulation Authority concluded on July … Continue reading

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OPINION: Reflect on Fukui nuclear ruling via The Japan Times

[…] 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 Regulators May Deny Active Fault under Oi N-Plant via Jiji Press

Tokyo, Aug. 19 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority may accept Kansai Electric Power Co.’s view that the so-called F-6 crush zone under its Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture is not an active fault, a senior NRA official suggested on … Continue reading

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 Fault study at Oi nuke plant may impact all offline reactors via The Japan Times

Noted geologist worries warning signs will continue to go unheeded Noted geologist worries warning signs will continue to go unheeded By REIJI YOSHIDA Staff writer Toyo University professor Mitsuhisa Watanabe, a polemicist on active faults, has fought a long losing … Continue reading

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Japan Nuclear Plant Checked for Fault Line via ABC News

Japanese nuclear regulators inspected ground structures at the country’s only operating nuclear plant to examine if an existing fault line is active. The inspection Friday determines whether the Ohi plant in western Japan should close. Its No. 3 and No. … Continue reading

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【video】Tens of Thousands Protest Nuclear Power in Tokyo

From 29 June 2012, with subtitles

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Nuclear Power Protests Find Wide Support in Japan via The Daily Beast

A broad coalition of protesters opposes the re-opening of nuclear power plants in Japan, a country unaccustomed to social protest, writes Jake Adelstein and Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky. The loosely structured network of groups opposed to nuclear energy in Japan known as … Continue reading

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DPJ vow for next poll: a nuclear phaseout via The Japan Times

Role for Kan urged to draft pre-election energy goals Kyodo Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s party is arranging to make a nuclear phaseout a key policy pledge in the next general election, sources in the Democratic Party of Japan said. The … Continue reading

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Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for July 31st – August 2nd, 2012 via Greenpeace

Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. State of Nuclear Politics in Japan Over 70% of 1,253 people who attended eight town hall meetings say that nuclear power should … Continue reading

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Fukushima Watch: Japan Orders Another Look at Earthquake Faults Under Two Nuclear Plants via Wall Street Journal

Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday ordered the operators of two nuclear plants to recheck whether faults running under the plants are active, in the latest bid to ensure the country’s reactors are really safe to run. JRT has been covering … Continue reading

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