Monju
June 18, 2013
Some electric power companies appear to want the situation surrounding a controversial nuclear fuel project to return to what it was like before the Fukushima disaster on March ...
May 17, 2013
The president of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency that operates the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, resigned on May 17 apparently to take...
May 14, 2013
The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has decided to order an indefinite suspension of the use of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor.
May 13, 2013
Japan’s nuclear watchdog will indefinitely suspend the use of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor over the operator’s disregard for safety that continued even after...
March 18, 2013
For years, Japan, under a national policy, has been seeking to build a nuclear fuel recycling system that extracts plutonium from spent fuel through reprocessing for reuse as...
February 08, 2013
In a startling admission, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency said a series of vital safety checks supposedly carried out at the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Fukui...
December 06, 2012
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency failed to take proper procedures, including confirming safety, when it postponed inspections for nearly 10,000 pieces of equipment at the Monju...
November 09, 2012
Despite uncertainties about earthquake risks, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency plans to restart the problem-plagued Monju prototype fast breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui...
October 02, 2012
The announcement of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's new Cabinet lineup on Oct. 1 has cast further doubt on the government's commitment to eliminating nuclear plants in the...
September 19, 2012
The government's commitment to abandon nuclear power by the 2030s is increasingly sounding like "maybe," after its new energy policy won only qualified approval at a Cabinet...
August 25, 2012
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency plans to order geological fault surveys at two additional nuclear power facilities, which could lead to a decommissioning of both...
July 04, 2012
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said it will order reassessments of the seismic risk of geological fault lines that run near two nuclear facilities in Fukui Prefecture.
June 03, 2012
Three academic members of a panel examining the safety of the Monju fast breeder reactor received 16.1 million yen ($206,000) in donations from the nuclear power industry over...
November 21, 2011
Experts tasked with screening government programs have called for a drastic review of the Monju prototype fast breeder reactor, which remains suspended despite more than 1...
July 20, 2011
The Japan Atomic Energy Commission on July 19 urged the government to set aside funds for decommissioning the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, bolster nuclear safety and ...
July 20, 2011
During a regular news conference on July 15, Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Yoshiaki Takaki was asked about the future of the government's Monju...
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