Japan and Russia Join Forces on Waste Management
Japan and Russia have signed a memorandum on the exchange of information on reactor physics experiments for minor actinoid transmutation for radioactive waste processing and management.
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Better Communications – Among Industry Groups, Between Governments, and With the Public – An Important Legacy of Fukushima
Dr. Charles Casto, former executive at the U.S. NRC and current member of TEPCO’s Nuclear Safety Advisory Board (NSAB), recaps the lessons learned from the Fukushima experience.
NSAB’s First Visit to Fukushima-Daini and Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
The Nuclear Safety Advisory Board (NSAB), which I discussed in a recent blog post, kicked off with a visit to the Fukushima Daini and Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Stations.
Muons Suggest Location of Fuel in Unit 3
Some of the fuel in the damaged unit 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi plant has melted and dropped into the primary containment vessel…
Regulator OKs safety report on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa units
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has approved a draft report that concludes units 6 and 7 of Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (Tepco’s) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant meet the country’s new safety standards.
Fukushima Daiichi Status Updates
Based on the information provided by the authorities of Japan, the situation with regard to the safety of food, fishery and agricultural production continues to remain stable.
Device set to see inside unit 2 containment vessel
A suspended pan-tilt camera attached to a telescopic guiding pipe will soon be used to investigate the interior of the primary containment vessel (PCV) of the damaged unit 2 at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan.
Regulatory Approval Received for Installation Permits at Units 6/7 at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
As previously announced in a TEPCO press release on December 27, 2017, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approved our application to modify the reactor installation permit for Units 6/7 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
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