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down to 1% by November. The number of people wishing to maintain
the ratio of nuclear energy dropped from 46 to 23%. Whereas only 29%
favoured decreasing the role of nuclear power at first, the number went up
to 51% in November. Finally, the share of those supporting a nuclear phase
out increased from 12% in April to 22% in November.
4. The term nuclear village was coined by Iida Tetsunari in the late 1990s.
He left the nuclear industry to become an advocate of renewable energy
development. He is the executive director of the Institute for Sustainable
Energy Policies (ISEP) in Japan.
5. For the full analysis of the NRA’s legal framework and how it established
the foundation for organisational autonomy, see Koppenborg (forthcoming).
6. The official name is ‘原子力規制庁’ (Genshiryoku-kiseich¯ o). The term ‘secretariat’ was introduced during the reform process in 2011 and 2012. It
has survived even though the current secretariat is far larger than originally
anticipated.
7. An exception to this rule is meetings and documents discussing the
safeguarding of nuclear materials and other safety-related aspects.
8. The results presented here are part of a detailed analysis the author
conducted for a book manuscript (in progress) on “Japan’s Nuclear Disaster
and the Politics of Safety Governance”.
References
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Current Energy Situation. Available at: http://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/en/
category/brochures/pdf/japan_energy_2017.pdf. Accessed 25 Sept 2019.
Asahi Shinbun. 2014. Kiseii no dokuritsu ayabumu koe. Asahi Shinbun (morning
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down to 1% by November. The number of people wishing to maintain
the ratio of nuclear energy dropped from 46 to 23%. Whereas only 29%
favoured decreasing the role of nuclear power at first, the number went up
to 51% in November. Finally, the share of those supporting a nuclear phase
out increased from 12% in April to 22% in November.
4. The term nuclear village was coined by Iida Tetsunari in the late 1990s.
He left the nuclear industry to become an advocate of renewable energy
development. He is the executive director of the Institute for Sustainable
Energy Policies (ISEP) in Japan.
5. For the full analysis of the NRA’s legal framework and how it established
the foundation for organisational autonomy, see Koppenborg (forthcoming).
6. The official name is ‘原子力規制庁’ (Genshiryoku-kiseich¯ o). The term ‘secretariat’ was introduced during the reform process in 2011 and 2012. It
has survived even though the current secretariat is far larger than originally
anticipated.
7. An exception to this rule is meetings and documents discussing the
safeguarding of nuclear materials and other safety-related aspects.
8. The results presented here are part of a detailed analysis the author
conducted for a book manuscript (in progress) on “Japan’s Nuclear Disaster
and the Politics of Safety Governance”.
References
ANRE. 2018. Japan’s Energy 2017 Edition: 20 Questions to Understand the
Current Energy Situation. Available at: http://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/en/
category/brochures/pdf/japan_energy_2017.pdf. Accessed 25 Sept 2019.
Asahi Shinbun. 2014. Kiseii no dokuritsu ayabumu koe. Asahi Shinbun (morning
edition), June 11, p. 3.
Asahi Shinbun. 2016. Takahama genpatsu san, yongoki, untensashitome
¯
Otsuchisai ga karishobun. Asahi Shinbun (online), March 9. Available at: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASJ37454PJ37PTJB00C.html?iref=
comtop_list_nat_n02. Accessed 23 Oct 2016.
Asahi Shinbun. 2017. District Court Rejects Request to Temporarily Halt Ikata
Nuke Plant. Asahi Shinbun (online), March 30. Available at: http://www.
asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201703300062.html. Accessed 28 Apr 2017.
Asahi Shinbun. 2019a. Yoronch¯ osa-shitsumon to kotae, Fukushimaken, 2 gatsu
23, 24 nichi jitsushi. Asahi Shinbun (online), February 27. Available at:
www.asahi.com/articles/ASM2T4TW2M2TUZPS007.html. Accessed 29 Oct
2019.
Asahi Shinbun. 2019b. Genpatsu anzen taisakuhi, 5ch¯ o en ch¯ oni seifu no
“saiyasu” hy¯ oka yuragu. Asahi Shinbun (online), August 12. Available at: