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Japan approves 70-year plan to scrap nuclear reprocessing plant
The nuclear watchdog approves a plan to scrap a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Ibaraki Prefecture over a 70-year period, with the cost projected at ¥1 trillion.
Scrapping crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to cost ¥220 billion annually: source
Work to scrap the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and deal with radioactive water buildup at the site is expected to cost around ¥220 billion ($2 billion) annually over the three-year period from fiscal 2018, a source said Thursday. It is the first time ...
Kansai Electric decides to scrap two Oi reactors over safety concerns
Kansai Electric Power Co. formally notified the Fukui Prefectural Government on Friday that it will decommission the Oi No. 1 and No. 2 reactors. The utility's choice to scrap the atomic power plants, which will turn 40 years old in 2019, rather than apply for ...
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. The most recent plan presented to the Nuclear Regulation Authority lays out a 30-year time frame to complete the project despite a number ...
Fuel debris extraction plan for crippled Fukushima reactors to be revealed soon: sources
A state-backed entity is close to completing a plan for decommissioning the crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, detailing for the first time how it hopes to extract fuel debris from three reactors.
The Diet passed a bill Wednesday requiring Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to put aside extra funds to decommission its crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, as the state seeks to gain more financial control over the utility. Under the revised law, the state-backed Nuclear ...
Real cost of Fukushima disaster will reach ¥70 trillion, or triple government's estimate: think tank
A private think tank estimates that the Fukushima disaster will end up costing triple the government’s latest estimate.
Plans to scrap reactors on hold as NRA raises concerns over nuclear waste
The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday postponed a decision on whether to approve decommissioning plans for five old reactors, raising questions about whether deadlines for scrapping the units can be met. The NRA is expected to eventually green-light the decommissioning plans, but will for now ...
Fukushima No. 1 cleanup chief issues call for creative thinking to succeed with robot probes
The head of decommissioning for the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant said Thursday that more creativity is needed to develop robots that can locate and assess the condition of the reactors' melted fuel rods. A robot sent inside the primary containment vessel of reactor ...
Panel says Fukushima power plant's cleanup fees are now almost double the 2013 estimate
Estimates of the combined cost of dealing with the ongoing situation at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have reached ¥21.5 trillion.
The cost of the Fukushima disaster will likely surpass ¥20 trillion, and the government wants to raise electricity rates to pay for it, sources say.
Cost of decommissioning Fukushima No. 1 to reach hundreds of billions of yen a year
The cost of scrapping the damaged nuclear plant is set to rise to hundreds of billions of yen annually from the previously projected ¥80 billion a year.
