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Nuke Info Tokyo 120
(September/October 2007 (504 KB))

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Earthquake: Lessons from the Chuetsu-Oki Earthquake
Summary of a conversation between CNIC's Baku Nishio and Chihiro Kamisawa

IAEA Releases Report on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
There were some misleading comments in the IAEA's August 17 report.

Appeal by the Group of Concerned Scientists and Engineers Calling for the Closure of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
The Appeal was released to coincide with the formation of the group on 21 August 2007.

Active Tests Recommence at Rokkasho
The delays in the commencement of full operations of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant have had a big impact on the finances of Aomori Prefecture and Rokkasho Village.

Worker Exposure Data for 2006 and the Workers' Compensation Case of the Late Tadashi Kiyuna
Tadashi Kyuna was a victim of the push to reduce costs through longer consecutive operation of nuclear power plants and shorter periodic inspections.

Abolition 2000 US-India Working Group sends letter to NSG governments

Earthquakes and Nuclear Power
Abolition 2000 working group established on the US-India nuclear deal.

Asian Nukes Campaign (Focus on Indonesia)

Updates on active tests at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant

News

Recent items

Australian Uranium Exports to India and US-India Nuclear Deal
(Letters handed to Japanese Foreign Ministry and Australian Embassy in Tokyo on 1 October 2007)

IAEA must insist on proper nuclear safeguards in India
(10 September 2007)

NGO's demand the IAEA stop misleading the international community and TEPCO improve transparency
(7 September 2007)

Muslim clerics show wisdom by saying "No" to Indonesia's nuclear plan
(4 September 2007)

Concerned Scientists and Engineers Call for the Closure of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant
(21 August 2007)

Call for NSG member countries to oppose US-India nuclear deal
(14 August 2007)

Katsuhiko Ishibashi: Nuclear plants at grave risk of quake damage
Published in The Asahi Shimbun on 11 August 2007

Letter to the IAEA Concerning Earthquake Damage at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station
(6 August 2007)

Inappropriate person chosen to lead investigation into the impact on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant of the Chuetsu Oki Earthquake
31 July 2007

Japan's Nuclear Earthquake Safety Shaken to the Roots
17 July 2007

Indonesian Anti-Nuclear Activists Deliver Messages to Japanese Government
(5 July 2007)

Other Links to commercial media

CNIC's Anti-Nuclear News Service
News flashes etc.

CNIC's News Watch Column
Published in each issue of Nuke Info Tokyo

News Watch 120 (September/October 2007)
--Monju Plant-Confirmation Tests Begin
--Successive Cases of Arson at Tomari-3 Construction Site
--Agricultural and seafood producers and consumers oppose Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant
--Regulations to be changed to extend time between periodic inspections
--Next generation light water reactors
--Muslim clerics say "No" to nuclear plan

Special Features

Who's Who
Column with profiles of anti-nuclear activists in Japan

Latest: Toshiko Takeda: Representative of the committee preparing the lawsuit against the Ohma nuclear power plant

Groups
Column introducing Japanese groups

Latest: Stop Rokkasho Japan
A new movement initiated by musician Ryuichi Sakamoto

Haiku
Haiku published in each edition of Nuke Info Tokyo

Current Nuclear Issues in Japan
Rokkasho Village
Articles and data about Rokkasho and Japan's reprocessing and plutonium program.
Click here for updates on active tests at the Rokkasho reprocessing plant (where they are up to and the problems encountered).

Japan's Nuclear Policy
Information on Japan's current nuclear policy, including reports on CNIC's involvement in the Atomic Energy Commision's Nuclear Policy Planning Council.

Japan's Spent Fuel and Plutonium Management Challenges
(Report by International Panel on Fissile Materials)

Link to Musician Ryuichi Sakamoto's site opposing Rokkasho reprocessing plant

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