National Dec 9, 2020
MOX fuel fabrication plant in Japan clears regulator's safety checks
The plant is located 55 meters above sea level and the operator Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. believes it will not be affected by tsunami.
National Nov 28, 2018
Aomori nuclear reprocessing plant leaked 20 liters of radioactive water earlier this week
Twenty liters of water containing radioactive materials were accidentally released at a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, earlier this week, operator Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. has said. The water was released during an inspection of pumps in the ...
National Apr 4, 2018
Safety checks of trouble-prone nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori to resume
Nuclear regulators on Wednesday decided to resume assessing the safety of a spent fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture after suspending the process for several months following revelations about the operator's lax safety management. Clearing the safety checks is a requirement for Japan Nuclear Fuel ...
National Nov 8, 2017
Cesium traces found at Aomori nuke site believed from 2010 container leak
Small amounts of radioactive cesium were detected on a glove of a worker at an nuclear facility in Aomori Prefecture last month, Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said Thursday. However, as the worker was not himself exposed to any radiation and none was recorded outside the ...
National Oct 12, 2017
Japan Nuclear Fuel skipped safety checks at Rokkasho plant for 14 years
Fuel reprocessing plant halts operations after nuclear regulators found the operator neglected to conduct safety tests for more than a decade.
Business / Corporate Dec 8, 2016
Mitsubishi Heavy and Japan Nuclear Fuel to invest in France's Areva
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. are making final arrangements to invest tens of billions of yen in atomic energy company Areva, which is being bailed out by the French government, sources close to the matter said Thursday. Through the investment, the ...
National Nov 5, 2014
New delay to Japan's atomic-fuel processing plant puts it 19 years behind schedule
Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. has announced another delay to the start of its ¥2.4 trillion nuclear fuel reprocessing plant to March 2016, citing the need to meet new safety standards drawn up in the wake of the triple meltdown in Fukushima Prefecture. After multiple postponements ...
National Dec 20, 2013
Work on Rokkasho fuel reprocessing plant to be 'completed' by October
Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said Thursday it expects its spent fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho village, Aomori Prefecture, to pass the state's safety assessment and be ready for operation in October 2014. The plan was explained to local governments concerned, as the operator is seeking ...
National Dec 18, 2013
Tougher safety standards are introduced for spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plants and other facilities handling nuclear fuel, based on the lessons learned from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.