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REACTOR 5

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2018
Chugoku Electric Power Co. applies for safety check of new Shimane reactor
If approved, it would be the nation's first new reactor to go into operation since the 2011 Fukushima crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2018
Fukui weighs new wave of reactors to protect status as Japan's 'nuclear capital'
With 13 commercial nuclear reactors — more than any other prefecture — Fukui has long been Japan's nuclear power capital. Prior to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and triple core meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, Fukui's plants provided up to half of Kansai's electricity.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2018
U.S. succeeds in initial Nevada tests of nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on Mars
Initial tests in Nevada on a compact nuclear power system designed to sustain a long-duration NASA human mission on the inhospitable surface of Mars have been successful and a full-power run is scheduled for March, officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2017
Leak of heavy water at Japanese research reactor delayed cancer therapy study: NRA
A small reactor in Osaka used for research purposes interrupted a cancer study earlier this year after springing a leak of heavy water, atomic regulators say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2017
Nuclear reactor operator submits 30-year plan to scrap trouble-prone Monju facility
The operator of the Monju prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor submitted a plan Wednesday to decommission the trouble-plagued facility located in Fukui Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 25, 2017
150 Americans sue Tepco over Fukushima fallout
About 150 Americans including sailors sue Tokyo Electric for $5 billion over radiation exposure from the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns in March 2011.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2017
Despite weak spots in steel, nuclear experts say EDF's Flamanville reactor safe to start: sources
Utility EDF's Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor in northwest France has been cleared by a group of experts for start-up despite weak spots in its steel, confirming the findings of the ASN nuclear regulator, a source close to the situation told Reuters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2017
Commercial plutonium a bomb material
The usability of reactor-grade plutonium for weapons threatens the whole nuclear fuel-cycle concept of Japan's Council for Nuclear Fuel Cycle.
EDITORIALS
Dec 22, 2016
Review the failure of Monju
Before the government launches another expensive undertaking aimed at keeping its nuclear fuel cycle policy alive, it should first examine why the Monju fast-breeder project ended in failure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2016
Monju prototype reactor, once a key cog in Japan's nuclear energy policy, to be scrapped
Once envisioned in a key role of the fuel-recycling policy, the controversial Monju reactor is scrapped by the government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2016
Japan on verge of scrapping Monju fast-breeder reactor: sources
Officials say there is no chance the public would support throwing more money at the troubled project.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2016
Japan's Monju reactor a costly hot potato no one wants to handle
Japan is missing its own deadline to find a new operator for a prototype nuclear power program that has failed to succeed in the two decades since it was built, threatening the resource-poor country's support of a technology other nations have abandoned.
EDITORIALS
May 25, 2016
How long will Monju limp on?
A glance at Monju's history would leave one wondering why no decision has been made yet to decommission the troubled facility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jan 17, 2016
Problems with prototype reactor threaten Japan's nuclear fuel recycling plan
Japan's energy policy is facing major obstacles this year, as problems surrounding an experimental reactor threaten to foil long-laid plans to recycle nuclear fuel.
WORLD
Jan 12, 2016
Iran pulls core of Arak heavy water reactor, fills space in with cement as part of deal, Fars told
Iran has removed the core of its Arak heavy water nuclear reactor and filled it with cement, a source told the Fars news agency on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2015
Lawsuit to demand permanent closure of Monju
Residents near the Monju fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture are preparing a lawsuit to demand the experimental nuclear plant be closed for good.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 23, 2015
Fate of troubled Monju reactor hangs in the balance
The prototype fast-breeder reactor's future sits under a cloud after 20 years of misfires.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 13, 2015
NRA starts clock ticking on Monju, advising operator be replaced
The Nuclear Regulation Authority asks the science minister to replace the manager of the Monju fast-breeder reactor, casting a shadow over the long-troubled experimental facility.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2015
Nuclear regulator urges new Monju reactor operator to enhance safety
Japan's regulatory body opts to urge the science minister for a new entity to run a trouble-prone prototype fast-breeder reactor, after insufficient progress in safety management.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2015
Ehime governor gives approval for reactor restart
Ehime becomes the second prefecture to approve restarting a reactor since the March 2011 start of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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