Ohma Nuclear Power Plant for using full MOXed fuel under Construction - A Woman Who Refuses to Give In to A New Nuke Plant 大間原発反対に孤軍奮闘「あさこはうす」

＜大間原発＞ＭＯＸ燃料稼働に慎重姿勢　田中規制委員長

原子力規制委員会の田中俊一委員長は２６日の記者会見で、Ｊパワー（電源開発）が建設中の大間原発（青森県）について、使用済み核燃料から取り出したプルト ニウムをウランと混ぜたＭＯＸ燃料を１００％使用する世界初の商業炉であることから「今の日本で、世界でやったことがないことをやるのは一般論として難し い」と慎重な姿勢を示した。  毎日新聞 6月26日

http://mainichi.jp/select/news/m20130627k0000m040018000c.html

The Japan Electric Power Development Corp (J-Power) resumed construction of the Ohma nuclear power plant in Aomori prefecture of the north of Tohoku area in Japan on 1st of October, 2012.  It was 40% complete in March 2011 when the Fukushima disaster happened.Ohma would be the first Japanese reactor built to run solely on MOX fuel incorporating recycled plutonium.
Mr. Shunichi Tanaka, a head of nuclear regulation Agency mentioned in the press conference on June 26th, 2013 that it's going to be first time in the world that more than 1/3 of MOXed fuel is going to be used in the reactor.  We would need to have a thorough check its safety once we receive their application of operation.  They said that there is more risk in MOXed fuel reactors than uranium fuel reactors such as: poor absorption of neutron and threshold temperature of melting fuel might go down during inserting the control rod into the fuel rod.

「政治的なことには関与しない」と、大飯原発の運転続行、大間原発の建設再開を容認 

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原子力規制員会の田中俊一委員長は、繰り返し「政治的なことには関与しない」と述べており、再稼働などの判断は日本政府や事業者が負うものとしています。 結果的に大飯原発の運転続行や大間原発の建設再開を容認してしまっています。原子力規制員会が科学技術的なことのみに責任を負うにしても、福島原発事故を 踏まえた科学技術的な審査が終わっていない、大飯原発の運転続行、大間原発の建設再開を容認すべきではありません。

However Mr. Tanaka also repeatedly commented that he wouldn't interfere with the Japanese Government's political decision over continued operation of Ohi nuclear power plants and the operation of Ohma reactor once it's built.  He let J-Power restarted to build Ohma reactor in Last October even if it wasn't scientifically proved that it's safe to build on the site in the wake of Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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大間原発反対に孤軍奮闘「あさこはうす」/Lonely Battle Against Ohma Nuclear Plant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpEF-VJboq4 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ1O-Ml2s8I

Kumagai Asako fought against the establishment of Ohma nuclear power plant next to her property. She refused to leave her base. The new building was moved about 250m. Today her house is surrounded by ground that was purchased by J-Power. The operator is seeking to block the driveway to her property by counting the people who used them. If no one goes the driveway, operator will block it. To avert this threat, the daughter and granddaughter of Asako ask, that every day someone goes this way. And that person will be the postman. To do this, ask them, simply to send them a letter...

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