By Tadashi Narabayashi Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) on May 17 decided not to lift the de facto ban on the operation of Tokyo Electric Power Co’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata Prefecture. This was due to the insufficient improvement in two out of six requirements concerning counterterrorism measures. The current NRA regulations are similar to the….Read more
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Commentary: Japan’s nuclear power regulator needs urgent reform
- June 2, 2023
- , Japan Forward
- English Press
- Nuclear Power
Tokyo Metropolitan Gov., Kawasaki City, Ota Ward to build hydrogen supply network
On June 1, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Kawasaki City, and Tokyo’s Ota Ward signed a partnership agreement to build a hydrogen supply network in the coastal area around Haneda Airport. The three municipalities aim to receive hydrogen in the seafront of Kawasaki City and utilize it at Haneda Airport, which is located across the Tama River in Ota Ward, and….Read more
- June 2, 2023
- , Nikkei , p. 35
- JMH Translation
IAEA wraps up inspection of Fukushima nuclear station
Saturday’s Asahi and Nikkei reported that an IAEA team of experts and scientists took a tour of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Friday. The dailies said that the 17-member group, which included atomic engineers from South Korea, China, and seven other countries, visited the trouble-hit station in response to a request from the Japanese government, which was aiming….Read more
- June 3, 2023
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- JMH Summary
- Fukushima, Nuclear Power
Japan to expand support for “Global South” to tackle China, Russia
TOKYO – Japan decided Thursday to boost its infrastructure support for emerging and developing nations, referred to as the “Global South,” in a bid to curb their dependence on China and Russia for vital materials and components for batteries and solar panels. In updating its strategy to expand infrastructure exports, the government also refrained from mentioning economic cooperation with….Read more
KEPCO says dates of restarting Takahama nuclear reactors yet to be fixed
On June 1, Kansai Electric Power Co. (KEPCO) said the timing of restarting the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture remains undecided due to fire prevention measures. The company initially planned to restart the No. 1 reactor on June 3 and the No. 2 reactor on July 15. But in May,….Read more
- June 2, 2023
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- JMH Translation
- Nuclear Power
Editorial: Government turns a blind eye to lessons from nuclear disaster
It appears that the lessons learned from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster have been taken so lightly. The government and a majority of the Diet are heavily responsible for pushing through a reversal of the nation’s nuclear policies without careful deliberation, shifting from a “reduction of dependence” on nuclear power and heading to its “maximum utilization.” We must keep….Read more
- June 2, 2023
- , The Asahi Shimbun , 12:10 p.m.
- English Press
- Nuclear Power
Infographic: Length of time nuclear power plants spent idle
- June 1, 2023
- , Asahi , p. 6
- JMH Translation
- Nuclear Power
Iwatani Corporation to double its hydrogen fueling stations in California
By Nakamura Shimpei Iwatani Corporation has announced it plans to increase the number of hydrogen stations it operates in California by at least five during the fiscal year ending March 2024, thereby almost doubling the current number of stations from six to eleven. The company anticipates the use of fuel cell vehicles (FCV) will spread. California is a….Read more
- May 30, 2023
- , NIKKEI Business Daily , p. 2
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Japan enacts law for operating nuclear reactors beyond 60-yr limit
TOKYO — Japan’s parliament passed a bill Wednesday that allows nuclear reactors in the country to be operated beyond the current limit of 60 years to help cut carbon emissions and ensure an adequate national energy supply despite lingering concerns over the safety of aging reactors. The law on power sources for green transformation and decarbonization amends five laws….Read more
- May 31, 2023
- , Kyodo News , 7:56 p.m.
- English Press
- Nuclear Power
Japan Diet enacts bill to extend n-reactor life span
Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Wednesday enacted legislation to allow the extension of nuclear power reactors’ life span beyond the current limit of 60 years to ensure stable electricity supplies and realize a decarbonized society. The legislation was approved at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, by….Read more
- May 31, 2023
- , Jiji Press , 12:36 p.m.
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- Nuclear Power