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No. 201 (March/April 2021)

Long-term Evacuation 10 Years After the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Results of a Nationwide Survey of Nuclear Accident Evacuees By Prof. Saito Yoko

Ten years on from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident: Japan-South Korea Joint on-line action launched ? “Stop discharging radioactive water into the ocean” and “no more nuclear power generation”  By Ban Hideyuki

Will TEPCO be Allowed to Restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Unit 7?  Niigata Prefectural Authority’s Attitude Questioned  By Yamaguchi Yukio

News Watch  Five Former Prime Ministers Appeal for No Nukes / Suttsu Town Council Passes Public Referendum Ordinance for Choosing Nuclear Waste Disposal Sites / Councils of Municipalities Adjacent to Suttsu and Kamoenai Pass Ordinances Refusing Nuclear Waste / Fukui Prefecture Postpones Decision on Restarting Nukes in Operation for Over 40 Years / Major Earthquake Hits Fukushima for First Time in 10 Years

Group Intro ‘Children’s Lawsuit Against Radiation Exposure’ By Konno Sumio

No. 202 (May/June 2021)

Put new wine in new wineskins: The new plutonium utilization plan will inevitably fail

CNIC  Survey on attitudes towards the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant in Aomori and Iwate Prefectures

Series of ordinances rejecting nuclear waste in communities around Suttsu Town and Kamoenai Village, Hokkaido

Judgement handed down in Tokai Daini Nuclear Power Station Lawsuit: “It must not operate” 

Reference Material: Impacts of the nuclear accident on Fukushima Prefecture?Evacuee numbers, population by district, primary and junior high school students, agricultural output

CNIC Statement: We protest the granting of consent to operate the aging nuclear power plants, Takahama Unit 1 and Unit 2 and Mihama Unit 3, beyond their lifespan of 40 years

News Watch: Order to halt preparations for Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP restart / Careless management of waste containers at Fukushima Daiichi NPP / Idea to use Canada as site for disposal of Japan’s nuclear waste / Overseas ‘export’ of large metallic waste items? / JAEA plans to drill to 500m depth at Horonobe Underground Research Center / JGC Holdings involved in SMR project planning

Who’s Who: Shibahara Yoichi, a key person who passes down the story of how the Ashihama NPP Project was stopped

No. 203 (July/August 2021)

Providing Legal Help to the Forgotten Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Disaster Victims    By Minami Takuto (Kajiwara & Minami Law Firm) Head of Bikini Disaster Litigation Team

Power Generation Cost Working Group Finally Comes up with New Estimate  By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC)

Benches Made from NPP Radioactive Waste Installed in High Schools: Power Companies Promote Popular Understanding of “Clearance”   By Nishio Baku (CNIC Co-Director)

CNIC Statement: We strongly protest Kansai Electric Power’s restart of Mihama Unit 3

News Watch  Barakah Unit 1 Enters Commercial Operation with Turbine and Generator from Toshiba / Total Operating Costs of Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant to Reach 14 Trillion Yen / High Court Also Recognizes Hibakusha in ‘Black Rain’ Trial

Group Introduction: Sayonara Genkai NPP Kurume City Group  By Tsutsumi  Shizuo, Representative

No. 204 (September/October 2021)

Perilous Nuclear Energy Policy Seen in the 6th Strategic Energy Plan Draft By Ban Hideyuki and Nishio Baku (CNIC Co-Directors)

Fundamental Problems of TEPCO’s Evacuation Plan Revealed by Niigata Prefectural Committee By Sasaki Hiroshi (Vice Chairman of the Niigata Prefectural Committee Investigating Evacuation Methods in a Nuclear Disaster）

UNSCEAR 2020 Annual Report: Unilateral Assessment that no Health Effects were Seen Resulting from Exposure in the Fukushima Nuclear Accident  By Kataoka Ryohei (CNIC)

Fukushima Now Part 1: The Fourth Comprehensive Special Business Plan ~Apple Pie in the Sky By Ban Hideyuki (CNIC Co-Director)

Fukushima Now Part 2: Current State of Post-Accident Operations at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Jan. to Jun. 2021) By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC)

Reference Material: Main Accidents and Breakdowns Occurring at Nuclear Power Plants and Nuclear Fuel-Related Facilities (FY2021) By Kamisawa Chihiro (CNIC)

News Watch  NRA Suspends Review of Tsuruga Unit 2 / Plans for Marine Release of ALPS Processed Contaminated Water Solidify /  MOX Fuel Shipment to Takahama Leaves Port / Ikata NPP Hard Pressed to Make October 12 Restart /Occupational Disease Recognition for Work Performed after Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Who’s Who: Kamata Satoshi  By Takagi Kuniko

No. 205 (November/December 2021)

Nuke Info Tokyo Crowdfunding Campaign: A major success, thanks to support on many levels from many people!

U.S. Declaration of “No First Use” and Japan’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Why is Japan able to restrain the U.S. nuclear policy shift?  By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC)

Symposium on Final Disposal of Specific Radioactive Waste Held in Iwanai Town, Hokkaido  By Hideyuki Ban (CNIC Co-Director)

Finalization of the 6th Strategic Energy Plan and the Future of the Kishida Cabinet’s Nuclear Power Policy ? The 2030 Nuclear Power Targets are Unattainable  By Matsukubo Hajime (CNIC)

Reference Material: Japan’s separated plutonium inventory (as of Dec. 31 2020)

Reference Material: Radiation Exposure Data for Nuclear Industry Workers (FY 2020)

News Watch  Mayor Who Approves of High-Level Waste Disposal Site Elected in Suttsu Town Race / Osaka District Court Declines to Prosecute Nuclear Kickbacks / Intermediate Appeal Hearing Begins in TEPCO Criminal Trial /  On-site Inspection in Stockholder Lawsuit /  Problem of Massive Damage to Ventilation Filters at ALPS Facility

Group Introduction: Kodoken Tsushin, a Quarterly Issued by the Project to Protect Children’s Health and Future  By Ishida Nobuko

No. 206 (January/February 2022)

Resisting through Composing Haiku about the Earthquake Disaster with High School Students  By Nakamura Susumu

Fukushima Now: Current State of Post-Accident Operations at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (Jul. to Dec. 2021)  By Matsukubo Hajime

South Korea’s Climate Justice Movement Challenges Insidious Governance Strategy with Diverse Tactics  By Takano Satoshi

Ongoing Scandals at TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station By Yamaguchi Yukio and Takemoto Kazuyuki

News Watch    Japan to Cooperate with America’s Fast Reactor Plans / Sodium from Monju to be Shipped to the UK / Not Everyone On-Board with Decision for Oceanic Release of Tritium

Who’s Who: Yoshizawa Masami and the Ranch of Hope By Caitlin Stronell