Editorials Aug 3, 2017
Finding sites to bury high-level radioactive waste
The government must be much more transparent in how it goes about finding a permanent storage site for highly radioactive nuclear waste.
Business / Corporate Jun 23, 2017
New Tepco chief reaffirms Fukushima commitment, but underscored need for plant restarts
by Shusuke Murai
Dealing with the aftermath of nuclear disaster at Fukushima No.1 power plant remains the most important mission for Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., Tomoaki Kobayakawa, Tepco's new president, said Friday, but he also stressed the need to restart nuclear plants for the sake ...
National Jun 6, 2017
Kepco restarts second Takahama reactor as Greenpeace warns of French MOX fuel shipment
by Eric Johnston
Kansai Electric Power Co. restarted its Takahama No. 3 reactor Tuesday afternoon, bringing to five the number of nuclear reactors nationwide that have come back online since the March 11, 2011, triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant. "Today marks an important step ...
National May 17, 2017
Kepco restarts Takahama No. 4 reactor amid anti-nuclear protest
by Eric Johnston
Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama No. 4 reactor was restarted Wednesday just over 14 months after it was forced to shut down, bringing to four the number of reactors currently operating in Japan. "The No. 4 reactor was turned back on at 5 p.m. today. ...
National Apr 24, 2017
Saga governor green-lights restart of Genkai nuclear reactors
Yoshinori Yamaguchi approves the restart of two reactors that could be brought online as early as this summer.
National Mar 7, 2017
Mayor gives OK to restart two Genkai reactors
A Saga Prefecture mayor approved a plan Tuesday to restart two nuclear reactors in his town, a step toward the resumption of the nation's third atomic power plant since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. "While taking the assembly's approval seriously, I decided to accept the government's ...
National Oct 26, 2016
On first day in office, new Niigata governor again rejects early reactor restart
On his first day in office, Niigata Gov. Ryuichi Yoneyama reiterated his opposition to an early restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant. "I can't discuss (the matter) while the investigation is still in progress," Yoneyama told a news conference Tuesday, referring to the probe ...
National Oct 18, 2016
Japan Atomic Energy Agency to apply for safety checks to restart Joyo fast reactor
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency is considering applying for a government safety assessment of its aging Joyo experimental fast reactor in March in hopes of restarting it, according to sources close to the matter. The government is looking to the Joyo reactor to continue development ...
National Oct 3, 2016
Nuclear-power advocate elected Ikata mayor in landslide
An advocate of atomic power plants has steamrolled his anti-nuclear rival in the Ikata, Ehime Prefecture, mayoral election, garnering more than seven times as many votes as his opponent. Sunday's election followed the resignation of the former mayor, who had backed the recent restart of ...
National 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.
National Sep 5, 2016
Kyushu Electric rejects Kagoshima governor's call to suspend reactors
Kyushu Electric Power Co. on Monday rejected a request by Kagoshima Gov. Satoshi Mitazono to immediately suspend operations of two reactors at its Sendai nuclear plant. In a meeting at the prefectural government office, Kyushu Electric President Michiaki Uriu handed the governor a written response ...
National Sep 4, 2016
Residents take part in evacuation drill near Ikata nuclear plant
The Ehime Prefectural Government held an evacuation exercise around Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear power plant, the first of its kind since the Aug. 12 restart of the facility's No. 3 reactor. Some 400 residents in the town of Ikata took part to check ...