Shikoku Electric Power Enjoys Increased Revenues after Ikata-3 Restart
Partly due to increased quantities of electric power sold to other power utilities thanks to the resumption of operations at its Ikata-3 Nuclear Power Plant (PWR, 890MWe), the company’s operating...
View ArticleSeven of Japan’s Ten Power Companies See Falling Profits Due to Higher Fuel...
The rising prices of the fuels used in thermal power plants—specifically, crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG)—were the primary reason for the falling profits. Also having a negative effect on the...
View ArticleUsage Rate of Locally-Produced Materials in Fukushima Prefecture School...
The rate had been 36.1 percent in FY10, but dropped to 18.3 percent in FY12, after the accident. Since then, though, the rate has been steadily recovering. Fukushima Prefecture’s locally-produced rate...
View ArticleChugoku Electric Power Applies to NRA for Compatibility Examination for...
The announcement came after the NRA approved standard ground motion (Ss, the basic design earthquake ground motion) for Shimane-2 (BWR, 820MWe) at an evaluation meeting. Shimane-3 is the second unit...
View ArticleAdvisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy’s Strategic Policy...
At the meeting, representatives from Keidanren explained its “Proposals on Future Energy Policy,” which it released last autumn, urging the government to ramp up its efforts to realize, by 2030, the...
View ArticleWe All Live Inside the “Boundary” of Fukushima
Sae Ochi, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. Lecturer, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine Attending Physician, Soma Central Hospital The first FAP took place in May 2012, a...
View ArticleRegistration Opens for the 51st JAIF Annual Conference
This year’s JAIF AC, to be held on April 9-10 at the Toshi Center Hotel Tokyo, features several renowned nuclear experts from within and outside Japan who will take the stage to deliver intriguing...
View ArticleWTO Ruling Sides with Japan against South Korean Ban on Japanese Marine Products
The panel’s ruling is equivalent to a “lower court decision.” On February 23, the South Korean government announced that it would appeal the ruling, stressing that it would “not lift current import...
View ArticleFEPC Adheres to Policy of MOX Fuel Use at 16 to 18 NPPs
The Japan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) is currently reviewing Japan’s official basic policy on the utilization of plutonium. In that context, FEPC’s Norio Atsumi made a presentation on the matter to...
View ArticleGenkai Town Assembly Approves Proposal Seeking New NPP Construction
Genkai-3 and -4 having cleared safety examinations by the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), the Genkai Town Assembly and Mayor Hideo Kishimoto agreed in February and March 2017, respectively, to...
View ArticleOhi-3 Becomes Japan’s First 1000MW-Class NPP to Be Restarted
Following the nationwide shutdown of all Japan’s NPPs in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi NPPs in March 2011, a political decision was made to restart Ohi-3 and Ohi-4 in the summer of...
View ArticleSeventh NPP Restarted: Genkai-3
The Genkai-3 resumes operation after 7 years and three months. It is expected to achieve criticality tonight and connect to the grid on March 25. Mixed uranium-plutonium oxide (MOX) fuel is included in...
View ArticleRegistration Ends Soon for the 51st JAIF Annual Conference
JAIF would like to thank those who have registered and recommend those who haven’t to hurry up as space is especially limited this year. Check out the conference website for more details and register...
View ArticleRussia Lifts Bans on Marine Products from Japan; Those from Fukushima Still...
After the accident, many countries banned the importation of foods from Japan. It is hoped that lifting of the Russian bans, including on products from Fukushima, will influence other countries and...
View ArticleThoughts on the Resumption of Operation at the Ohi-3 and Genkai-3 NPPs
Additionally, the Genkai-3, along with the Kansai-EP’s Takahama-3 and -4 and the Ikata-3 of the Shikoku Electric Power Co.—the latter three of which had previously been restarted—are partially using...
View ArticleIkata-2 NPP to Be Decommissioned – Would Not be Profitable Beyond Forty Years
Prior to the decision, the power utility had been examining the possibility of restarting the unit. With power demand in the Shikoku area having been declining, however, it eventually determined that...
View ArticleFukushima Exported Record Level of Agricultural Products Last Year
In FY10, exports totaled 153 tons, but fell to almost zero after the March 11, 2011 earthquake because of unfounded fears and rumors concerning foods from the affected areas. Thereafter, active sales...
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JAIF Chairman Says “Renewable and Nuclear Energy Both Needed in the Future”
In his keynote address at the opening session, JAIF Chairman Takashi Imai looked back on the seven years since the devastating earthquake that struck eastern Japan on March 11, 2011. He referred to...
View Article“The Boy Who Played with Fusion” Interview with Taylor Wilson
His description of a bright future for nuclear technology, combined with his evident passion in foreseeing new nuclear applications in new fields—beyond medicine, energy and space—have excited many...
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[51st JAIF Annual Conference] Session 1: Energy Policy
Part 1: Energy Security Part 1 was moderated by Chief Economist Tatsuhiko Yoshizaki of the Sojitz Research Institute, Ltd. First to speak was Director Daisuke Matsuno of the Nuclear Energy Policy...
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