Quo Vadis, Japan. [Status of Japan's Nuclear Power Program]
Journal Article
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· NUKEM Market Report; (United States)
OSTI ID:7245485
A pile of plutonium - 1.4 tonnes in all - was on board Japanese nuclear transport ship Akatsuki Maru when it left France on November 8, 1992 for Japan. Alongside it were Greenpeace's hostile and ever-vigilant boats and the great swells of public protest from around the world. Transports like this are likely to follow. But more to the tune of 30 to 40 tonnes of plutonium cargo is expected from the Japanese spent fuel that is separated at European reprocessing plants. Both Japanese utilities and governmental agencies have agreed that plutonium is to be fabricated into mixed oxide fuel (MOX) before being returned to Japan. But in the meantime, critics are accusing Japan of being one of the greatest threats to international safety. After the Akatsuki Maru spectacle, the Japanese civil nuclear program is awash in criticism and can not escape the watchful eye of the international community. Now, with Japan's parliamentary elections over and a review of its nuclear program just around the corner, the question is: Quo vadis, Japan
- OSTI ID:
- 7245485
- Journal Information:
- NUKEM Market Report; (United States), Journal Name: NUKEM Market Report; (United States); ISSN NMREEO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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METALS
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