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“Japan anti-nuclear protesters rally after PM call to close plant” via Reuters

(Reuters) – Several thousand Japanese anti-nuclear protesters marched in the rain on Saturday, welcoming a call from the prime minister to shut down a plant in central Japan and urging him to close...

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“Cold shutdown of Hamaoka due this week” via the Japan Times Online

Nagoya — Chubu Electric Power Co. was set to begin work Thursday to halt the Hamaoka nuclear power plant’s No. 4 reactor, sources said Wednesday. Power generation at the reactor in Shizuoka Prefecture...

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“Hamaoka nuclear plant successfully closed” via the Japan Times Online

SHIZUOKA — The Hamaoka nuclear plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, was completely shut down Saturday following an unprecedented request by the government due to fears of a large earthquake hitting...

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The Nuclear Disaster That Could Destroy Japan – On the danger of a killer...

Hirose Takashi Translated and with an introduction by C. Douglas Lummis Translator’s note (Nuclear) Power Corrupts A puzzle for our time: how is it possible for a person to be smart enough to make...

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Suit seeks to shut Hamaoka reactors for good  via The Japan Times online

SHIZUOKA — A group of residents and a mayor in Shizuoka Prefecture filed a lawsuit Friday seeking the decommissioning of the reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant for safety reasons. The...

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Hamaoka to get seawalls of 18 meters ¥100 billion plan to make nuclear plant...

Kyodo NAGOYA — Chubu Electric Power Co. said Friday it will build seawalls as high as 18 meters at its Hamaoka nuclear plant to protect the facility from tsunami. Chubu Electric will spend ¥100...

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Utility unable to unload damaged Hamaoka fuel rod for 17 years via The Japan...

SHIZUOKA — Chubu Electric Power Co. revealed Thursday it has been unable to remove a spent fuel rod that was damaged in an accident 17 years ago from its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka...

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Fukushima Watch: Lawmakers Rank the Safety of Japan’s 50 Reactors via The...

In a country as small, crowded and earthquake-prone as Japan, vetting nuclear reactors for safety is key — as the March 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi showed. Japan is the only economy, besides...

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Shizuoka pressed on Hamaoka via The Japan Times Online

SHIZUOKA — A civic group submitted signatures Monday to local electoral committees demanding that the Shizuoka Prefectural Government hold a referendum to determine whether the idled Hamaoka nuclear...

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Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for July 31st – August 2nd, 2012 via Greenpeace

Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. State of Nuclear Politics in Japan Over 70% of 1,253 people who attended eight town...

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