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International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says one aim of the forthcoming Nuclear Energy Summit for heads of state is to see what "international cooperation mechanisms we can agree" to accelerate the provision of new nuclear in line with the COP28 declaration in December.

Date: Tuesday, 05 March 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Grossi-hopes-nuclear-summit-can-agree-new-financin

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safety review has concluded that Japan’s plans to release treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station (FDNPS) into the sea are consistent with IAEA safety standards. In a report formally presented by Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during his recent visit to Tokyo the IAEA also said discharges of the treated water would have a negligible radiological impact on people or the environment.

Date: Saturday, 08 July 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-approves-japans-plans-to-release-treated-water-into-the-sea-at-fukushima-10990691

Asian nation recently reversed policy on post-Fukushima reactor phaseout US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm and Japan’s industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura during talks in Washington. Courtesy Twitter/@SecGranholm. The US and Japan have agreed to strengthen cooperation on developing and constructing next-generation advanced reactors, including small modular reactors, “within each country and third countries”.

Japan’s industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm met in Washington to discuss the situation surrounding global energy security, strengthening clean energy cooperation, and the importance of clean energy transitions, including renewable energies and nuclear energy.

They said in a joint statement that in response to the energy impacts of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and the US Department of Energy discussed the need for diverse and secure supplies of energy, noting support for investment in the US to improve energy security.

The two governments already announced plans in October to work together on helping Ghana introduce SMR technology. They want to make the African nation a regional SMR hub and deploy a Voygr SMR nuclear power plant developed by US-based NuScale.

Date: Thursday, 12 January 2023
Original article: nucnet.org/news/countries-to-strengthen-nuclear-cooperations-including-small-modular-reactors-1-3-2023

Government wants to see more reactors online in face of energy crunch Takahama-3 and Takahama-4 in western Japan both began commercial operation in 1985. Kansai Electric Power will apply for regulatory approval to extend the operating life of its Takahama-3 and -4 nuclear power units by a further 20 years, potentially operating both plants for the maximum 60 years.

The company also said it is planning to replace the steam generators at the two 830-MW pressurised water reactor units in Fukui prefecture, western Japan.

Under safety rules which came into force after the Fukushima-Daiichi accident, Japanese reactors have an operating period of 40 years. One extension to this – limited to a maximum of 20 years – may be granted, but requires a special inspection to verify the integrity of reactor pressure vessels and containment vessels after 35 years of operation.

Takahama-3 and Takahama-4 both began commercial operation in 1985.

Two other unts at the site, Takahama-1 and -2, became the first Japanese units to be granted a licence extension beyond 40 years under revised post-Fukushima regulations, but are out of service pending the completion of a bunkered backup control centre, as required by the regulator. Kansai has said it plans to restart the units, both 780-MW pressurised water reactors, in mid-2023.

Date: Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Original article: nucnet.org/news/kansai-electric-aims-to-operate-takahama-units-for-60-years-11-1-2022

In their latest annual strategic progress report, experts from Japan’s Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (NDF – part of Tokyo Electric Power Corporation - Tepco) proposed that a massive concrete reservoir should be built and filled with water to completely enclose one of the Fukushima Daiichi reactor buildings.

Date: Saturday, 22 October 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussian-expert-comments-on-projected-scheme-to-remove-molten-fuel-from-fukushima-reactors-10106856

IAEA-led international research on the management of severely damaged used nuclear fuel is providing key lessons learned from sites such as Fukushima Daiichi, Chernobyl and Three Mile Island and demonstrating the value of global scientific collaboration, IAEA said on 11 March.

Date: Tuesday, 16 March 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-study-looks-at-severely-damaged-used-fuel-10-years-after-fukushima-8601284

While much progress has already been made in decommissioning the damaged Fukushima Daiichi units, Japan must ensure it is prepared for future challenges, such as used fuel and fuel debris removal, a mission by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said.

Date: Monday, 04 February 2019
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-reports-on-progress-at-Fukushima-Daiichi

Japan has made significant progress in decommissioning the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but many challenges remain, a mission by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded.

Date: Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-reviews-Fukushima-Daiichi-clean-up-work


Japan is turning to international experts for help with decommissioning its nuclear power plants. Kirill Komarov, first deputy director general for development and international business at Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on 26 November that Rosatom is ready to offer Japan the entire spectrum of services and technologies in the back-end of nuclear fuel cycle.

Date: Thursday, 26 November 2015
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsjapan-seeks-international-assistance-for-decommissioning-4738248

Firms from Russia, Canada and the USA have been chosen to demonstrate their technology for cleaning up tritium-containing liquid radioactive waste at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Date: Wednesday, 03 September 2014
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsfirms-selected-for-tritium-clean-up-demos-at-fukushima-4360700