JAIF President: Nuclear Industry Will “Fulfill Its Obligations”
He expressed support for the stated policy of maximum use of nuclear power, and asked the government to maintain and continue it into the future by legislation. He also supported the development and...
View ArticleMicronesian President Visits Japan, Shows Understanding on Release of...
Prime Minister Kishida explained that the discharging of the ALPS-treated water[1]Water purified of radioactive substances other than tritium to levels below the regulatory standards would be conducted...
View ArticlePM Kishida Explains Offshore Release of ALPS-Treated Water to Prime Minister...
At the outset of the meeting, Kishida stated that Japan and the Cook Islands were important partners tied by the Pacific Ocean, adding that he welcomed Brown’s visit to Japan. The two then agreed to...
View ArticleLocal Municipalities Ask for Resumption of Ohma NPP Construction
Mayor NOZAKI Naofumi of Ohma Town said that the region had been “impoverished” owing to the suspension of the plant’s construction in the wake of the giant earthquake of March 11, 2011, and asked the...
View ArticleJAEA Intends to Unify Japanese and British HTGR Basic Designs
Participating in a British project to develop a demonstration reactor, JAEA also aims at a basic design. The time of the development of a basic design is, however, likely to be the same in the two...
View ArticleNRA Defers Approval of Extensions of NPP Operating Lifetimes without Counting...
NRA commissioner ISHIWATARI Akira, who is responsible for examinations in regard to earthquakes and tsunami, wrote in an opinion that he objected to the proposal as it was not a change that “could...
View ArticleNine Major Electric Power Companies Expect Net Losses Under Heavy Burden of...
Retail electricity power sales by five companies—the Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc., the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the Kansai Electric Power Co. (Kansai EP), Shikoku Electric Power, and the...
View ArticleLegal Framework to Promote Fukushima Reconstruction, Including Creation of...
In a 2017 amendment to the act, a system was created whereby city, town and village heads could establish Specified Reconstruction and Revitalization Bases in areas designated as “where residents will...
View ArticleCabinet Approves Basic Policy Aimed at Implementing GX
A related bill will be presented to the current ordinary session of the Diet. At a press conference, also held on February 10, Chief Cabinet Secretary MATSUNO Hirokazu stated that public-private GX...
View ArticleNRA Approves New System for Beyond 60 Years of NPP Operation
Of the five commissioners, Chairman YAMANAKA Shinsuke and three others voted in favor, while Commissioner ISHIWATARI Akira continued his opposition from the previous meeting on February 8. The...
View ArticleNRA Establishes Working Team to Address Evaluation of Aging NPPs
Since last autumn, the NRA has been discussing the design of a new system of safety regulation for aging NPPs, looking ahead to deliberations by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) under...
View ArticleSymposium on HR Development Includes Presentation on Textbooks
Following a report on activities during the past year, participants discussed three subjects, including the accumulation and analysis of data useful in the development of nuclear human resources. Also,...
View ArticleAt IEEJ Symposium: “Suspending NPPs for 12 Years was Unacceptable”
Director-General Magwood emphasized that the presence of “skillful, powerful regulatory authorities” is essential, with nuclear energy being reevaluated and newly employed around the world. An issue in...
View ArticleNRA Working Team Takes Up Safety Regulation of Aging NPPs
Since last autumn, the NRA has been discussing the design of a new system of safety regulation for aging NPPs, looking ahead to deliberations by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) under...
View ArticleRegistration Open for the 56th JAIF Annual Conference
The 56th annual conference will introduce the trends of some countries with distinctive energy and nuclear policies amidst the turbulent international situation, and discuss with leaders of overseas...
View ArticleJapan Completes Share of TF Coil Production for ITER Project
TF coils are major ITER components. They are D-shaped superconducting-coils about 16.5 meters high (equivalent to a five-story building), about nine meters wide, and weigh about 300 tons. A total of 18...
View ArticleCabinet Approves GX Decarbonization Power Supply Bill, Clearly Stating Use of...
Major provisions of the GX Decarbonization Power Supply Bill related to nuclear power are as follows: Clarifying principles on the use of nuclear power (the Atomic Energy Basic Law) Tightening...
View ArticleJAIF, METI Hold Nuclear Supply Chain Symposium, Establish Support Platform
Given that “maintaining and strengthening supply chains” was stated as one of the pillars in the proposed “Grand Design for Future Nuclear Policy and Guidelines for Action Toward Realization,”...
View ArticleDecision to Lift Remedial Action Order for Kashiwazaki Kariwa to Be Discussed...
In response to a partial loss of function of nuclear material physical protection equipment at the Kashiwazaki Kariwa NPPs in March 2021, the NRA changed the regulatory response classification of the...
View ArticleANRE Launches Public Invitation to Select Core Company for Fast Reactor...
The working group has been engaged in working-level deliberations on fast reactor development. The aim of the process is to narrow down technological options, step by step, toward the determination of...
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