In The News

Nuclear power in Japan is an important topic. In order to keep informed of some of the key developments in the industry, please refer to the following public website news articles.

Disclaimer: FEPC holds no responsibility for the information contained in the news articles in these links.

Japan nuclear plant usage rises to 53.6 pct in June
Reuters
(July 01, 2008)

Tepco to Pass On Costs by Raising Base Utility Rate
The Nikkei Weekly
(June 30, 2008)

TEPCO: Active fault found in seabed off nuclear plant
Yomiuri
(December 07, 2007)

ANA, Chubu Electric opt not to raise fees
Nikkei
(December 03, 2007)

Japan’s giant nuke plant to restart in about two years
AFP
(December 02, 2007)

KEPCO plans pluthermal restart at Takahama plant
Yomiuri
(November 27, 2007)

Gov't To Spell Out Tougher Rules On Nuclear Materials Containers
Kyodo
(November 25, 2007)

Fact Sheet: U.S.-Japan Cooperation on Energy Security, Clean Development, and Climate Change
White House
(November 16, 2007)

Gap between public, official views of incidents must be addressed
Yomiuri
(November 16, 2007)

Govt: TEPCO N-plant leak was minimum level
Yomiuri
(November 15, 2007)

Japan Oct nuclear plant usage lowest since 2003
Reuters
(November 14, 2007)

Japan steals march on Asia rivals over uranium supply
By: Mari Iwata
Dow Jones
(November 13, 2007)

Vitrification Line Tested for Japanese Waste
World Nuclear News
(November 06, 2007)

Japan utilities to buy carbon credits
By: Shigeru Sato and Yuji Okada
International Herald Tribune
(October 11, 2007)

Japan's Kansai relies on nuclear to cut CO2
By: Osamu Tsukimori
Reuters
(June 07, 2007)

Recycling of waste from former N-plant given nod
Yomiuri
(June 07, 2007)

Japan-Russia uranium enrichment deal near
Yomiuri
(February 22, 2007)

Nuclear fuel agreement mixed blessing / Planned negotiations over Russia's uranium enrichment may be double-edged sword
By: Hiroshi Ikematsu and Yoshihisa Mizukami
Yomiuri
(February 22, 2007)

Japanese nuclear power steams ahead
By: Hisane Masaki
Asia Times
(February 10, 2007)

Govt Seeks Tokyo Electric's Report on False Plant Inspections
Jiji
(February 01, 2007)

Japan's largest utility admits past data falsification at nuclear power plants
International Herald Tribune
(January 31, 2007)

Toyocho Township Volunteers for Waste Site
World Nuclear News
(January 29, 2007)

Japan plans to raise goal for clean energy
International Herald Tribune
(January 29, 2007)

Japan and China to pursue nuclear-power cooperation
Japan Times
(January 23, 2007)

TEPCO shuts down nuclear reactor over power leak
MSN-Mainichi
(January 17, 2007)

Mitsubishi pulls out of nuclear partnership
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
(January 16, 2007)

Water with traces of radioactivity leaked at Japanese nuclear plant
Kyodo
(January 15, 2007)

Nuclear reactor is back in business
LA Times
(January 10, 2007)

Japan to subsidize uranium search
UPI
(January 08, 2007)

Report: Japan nuclear reactor shuts down, no leakage
USA Today
(December 15, 2006)

Japan, India to launch energy talks
Kyodo
(December 14, 2006)

Japanese trip highlights transport of nuclear fuel
Pahrump Valley Times, Nevada
(December 13, 2006)

Calculated Risk: Toshiba's Purchase of Westinghouse
By: Tim Kelly
Forbes
(December 11, 2006)

Areva to supply MOX to Shikoku's Ikata nuclear power plant
Forbes
(November 30, 2006)

Japanese company to order recycled nuclear fuel from France
AFP
(November 22, 2006)

G.E. and Hitachi Will Merge Their Nuclear Power Units
By: Matt Wald
New York Times
(November 14, 2006)

Hitachi, GE in strategic nuclear tieup
Japan Times
(November 14, 2006)

METI hails IEA's call for greater use of nuclear power
Kyodo
(November 10, 2006)

Case study: Areva and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
By: Ross Tieman
Financial Times
(November 08, 2006)

Nuclear Rivals Move Battleground to U.S.
Nikkei
(November 06, 2006)

Japan runs obstacle course in search of energy security
By: Bruce Wallace
LA Times
(November 05, 2006)

Japan Nuclear Fuel produces uranium-plutonium mixed oxides
Kyodo
(November 02, 2006)

Chugoku Electric seeks state OK for 'pluthermal' generation plan
Kyodo
(October 23, 2006)

Japan proposes international uranium supply program
Mainichi
(September 19, 2006)

Japanese utility plans test run of nuclear reactor closed since 2004 accident
International Herald Tribune
(September 18, 2006)

Hitachi likely to dive into red in FY 2006 on turbine problems
Kyodo
(September 15, 2006)

Chubu Elec: Turbines likely caused nuclear shutdown
Reuters
(September 12, 2006)

Japan to Offer Nuclear Techs for U.S. Energy Initiative
Jiji
(September 08, 2006)

Japan Meets IAEA Safety Standards on Transport of Nuke Materials
Kyodo
(September 05, 2006)

Japan experts join nuclear conference
Viet Nam News
(August 30, 2006)

Japan must rebuild resource diplomacy
Yomiuri
(August 30, 2006)

Japan, Kazakhstan Agree to Cooperate on Uranium
By: Keiichi Yamamura and Mina Kawai
Bloomberg
(August 28, 2006)

Sendai: Japan's other research hub
By: David Cyranoski
Nature Magazine
(August 09, 2006)

Chubu to seek Y100 bln damages from Hitachi-paper
Reuters
(August 01, 2006)

Asia Goes Nuclear to Meet Rising Energy Demands
By: Thomas Rippe
Voice of America
(August 01, 2006)

Tokyo Electric to Raise Oct.-Dec. Power Rates
Jiji
(July 28, 2006)

DPJ plans shift in energy policy, to push nuclear power
Kyodo
(July 26, 2006)

Japan To Help Cos Explore, Develop Uranium Mines Overseas
Dow Jones
(July 25, 2006)

Chubu Electric cuts profit by 100 bil. yen on nuke plant accident
Kyodo
(July 11, 2006)

Hitachi, GE to Build U.S. Nuclear Reactors
Houston Chronicle
(June 22, 2006)

Shimane Pref. gives Chugoku Electric backing over pluthermal plan
Kyodo
(June 16, 2006)

Japanese nuclear reactor shuts down, no release of radioactivity
AP
(June 15, 2006)

Rethinking Nuclear Safeguards
By: IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei
Washington Post
(June 14, 2006)

Seoul, Tokyo to meet on prevention of nuclear accidents
Yonhap
(June 11, 2006)

Japanese Men Dress Down to Cut Summer's Energy Costs
By: Andrew Morse and Miho Inada
Wall Street Journal
(June 09, 2006)

Nuclear reactor shut down after abnormal noise detected
MSN-Mainichi
(June 05, 2006)

New Energy Strategy Focuses on Security
Yomiuri
(June 05, 2006)

Japanese officials investigate small radioactive leak at nuclear plant; no injuries
MSN/Mainichi
(May 20, 2006)

Gov't to set up fund from power firms for 2nd n-reprocessing plant
Kyodo
(May 16, 2006)

Japan court backs nuclear plant
By: Chris Hogg
BBC
(May 10, 2006)

Japan's first nuclear reprocessing plant to begin trial run Friday
Kyodo
(March 29, 2006)

Nuclear agency OKs Shikoku Electric MOX plan
Japan Times
(March 29, 2006)

Japan's long-stalled nuclear power project gets boost
Agence France Press
(March 26, 2006)

Saga gov. backs plan to use plutonium mix in nuclear power plant
Kyodo
(February 20, 2006)

Town approves MOX reactor plan; OK expected from Saga governor
Japan Times
(February 18, 2006)

Lex: Toshiba/Westinghouse
Financial Times
(February 09, 2006)

Toshiba bets heavily on China in Westinghouse bid
By: Alison Tudor
Boston Globe
(January 24, 2006)

Japan's New Energy Strategy
By: Hisane Masaki
Asia Times Online
(January 13, 2006)

Japan, India to start talks to bridge nuclear divide
Reuters
(January 04, 2006)