AESJ Holds Annual Spring Meeting at University of Tokyo: First In-person...
During the three days of the Spring Meeting, there were approximately 150 sessions, at which AESJ’s research committees, networks, and others reported the results of their activities and exchanged...
View ArticleChairman’s Opening Remarks to the 57th JAIF Annual Conference
First, let me express my sincere gratitude to the 700 participants present here today. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for taking time out of your busy schedules to...
View ArticleJAEA Unveils the Role of Unknown Microorganisms in Underground Research...
JAEA has been conducting research and development (R&D) on the geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) by utilizing former mine sites and conducting investigations from a...
View ArticleSTEAM Education and Nuclear Literacy— The Responsibility of Future Educators
This five-year program is now in its third year, marking the first time the conference was held in Shizuoka. Prior to the event, students visited the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plants. Previously, the...
View Article【The 58th JAIF Annual Conference】 Challenges of New Nuclear Construction...
A Fireside Chat is a dialogue-style talk held in a relaxed atmosphere, reminiscent of fireside conversations. This year marked the first time such an event was introduced at the JAIF Annual Conference,...
View Article【58th JAIF Annual Conference】Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions: Lessons...
The session, moderated by Vice Chairman IHARA Ichiro of the Nuclear Power Promotion and Policy Committee at the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC), opened with an overview of...
View Article【58th JAIF Annual Conference】 Session 3: Fukushima Daiichi Decommissioning...
The session opened with a keynote speech by President ONO Akira of the Fukushima Daiichi Decontamination & Decommissioning Engineering Company, under the Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TEPCO). In...
View Article【The 58th JAIF Annual Conference】 Envisioning the Future of the Nuclear...
Representing the industry were ENDO Keita (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), SATO Takashi (Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation), HIRAMATSU Kosuke (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, or MHI), and...
View ArticleToshiba Wins Order for Middle East’s First Heavy-Ion Therapy System
The ordered system includes one treatment room equipped with a rotating gantry and another with a fixed port. A notable feature is the compact rotating gantry, which employs advanced high-speed...
View ArticleJapan’s Restarted Nuclear Plants Achieve 80.5% Capacity Factor in FY24
In FY24, Tohoku Electric Power’s Onagawa Unit 2 resumed power generation on November 15 and entered commercial operation on December 26, becoming the first boiling water reactor (BWR) in Japan to...
View ArticleInternational Young Nuclear Professionals Visit Research Facilities in Osaka
Kindai University: UTR-KINKI Research Reactor In the morning, the group visited Kindai University, where Professor Takahiro Yamada of the university’s Atomic Energy Research Institute provided an...
View ArticleNiigata Prefectural Assembly Rejects Ordinance Requiring Referendum on...
With the restart of the Kashiwazaki Kariwa NPPs coming under increasing scrutiny, the prefecture’s stance has become a focal point of Japan’s national energy policy. Although the central government had...
View ArticleTomari-3 Passes NRA Safety Screening, Aiming for Early Restart
Since Hokkaido Electric Power submitted its application in July 2013, the review has taken nearly 12 years—the longest safety screening period for any nuclear reactor under Japan’s post-Fukushima...
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