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2010, but in August, it again was shut down because a fuel-loading device
fell into the reactor vessel (Aoki 2015). It has been idle since then.
9. Two 40-year-old nuclear reactors, the No. 1 and 2 reactors at the Takahama plant, were approved by the NRA to extend their operation for
another 20 years by completing all necessary safety measures (Mainichi
2016).
10. Moreover, when power companies have surplus electricity, as an operational rule, they can curtail without compensation electricity from thermal,
biomass, large-scale solar and wind, and household solar generation in this
order (Asahi Shimbun 2015b).
11. The criteria for their environmentally friendly electricity label include: (1)
the disclosure of information about energy mix and environmental loads
in a way easy for consumers to understand; (2) the main electricity supply
comes from renewable energy power plants (including from the FIT);
(3) no procurement from both nuclear and thermal power plants (except
for 24-hour backup electricity); (4) prioritize the supply from renewable power facilities of local communities and citizens; and (5) no capital
ties with a major power company (see http://power-shift.org/choice-2/
[April 29, 2020]).
12. From the web site of OCCTO: https://www.occto.or.jp/en/about_
occto/about_occto.html.
13. IGFC stands for Integrated Coal Gasification Fuel Cell cycle.
References
Allen, David, and Sumida, Chiyomi. 2010. Hatoyama: Moving Futenma Operations Off Okinawa ‘Not Possible.’ Stars and Stripes, May 6.
ANRE/METI (Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, METI). 2019.
Denryoku nettow¯ aku kaikaku no kihonteki kangaekata nitsuite (The Basic
Ideas About the Reform of the Electric Power Network). ANRE,
March. Available at: https://www.meti.go.jp/shingikai/enecho/denryoku_
gas/datsu_tansoka/pdf/002_01_00.pdf. Accessed 29 Apr 2020.
ANRE/METI (Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, METI). 2020.
Denkijigyo seidono gaiy¯ o—Toroku kouridenki-jigyosha ichiran. Available at: https://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/category/electricity_and_gas/ele
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Aoki, Mizuho. 2015. Fate of Troubled Monju Reactor Hangs in the Balance.
Japan Times, November 23. Available at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
news/2015/11/23/reference/fate-of-troubled-monju-reactor-hangs-in-thebalance/#.VxNQqmO7dJM. Accessed 29 Apr 2020.
Aoki, Mizuho. 2016. Down But Not Out: Japan’s Anti-Nuclear Movement
Fights to Regain Momentum. The Japan Times, March 11. Available
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2010, but in August, it again was shut down because a fuel-loading device
fell into the reactor vessel (Aoki 2015). It has been idle since then.
9. Two 40-year-old nuclear reactors, the No. 1 and 2 reactors at the Takahama plant, were approved by the NRA to extend their operation for
another 20 years by completing all necessary safety measures (Mainichi
2016).
10. Moreover, when power companies have surplus electricity, as an operational rule, they can curtail without compensation electricity from thermal,
biomass, large-scale solar and wind, and household solar generation in this
order (Asahi Shimbun 2015b).
11. The criteria for their environmentally friendly electricity label include: (1)
the disclosure of information about energy mix and environmental loads
in a way easy for consumers to understand; (2) the main electricity supply
comes from renewable energy power plants (including from the FIT);
(3) no procurement from both nuclear and thermal power plants (except
for 24-hour backup electricity); (4) prioritize the supply from renewable power facilities of local communities and citizens; and (5) no capital
ties with a major power company (see http://power-shift.org/choice-2/
[April 29, 2020]).
12. From the web site of OCCTO: https://www.occto.or.jp/en/about_
occto/about_occto.html.
13. IGFC stands for Integrated Coal Gasification Fuel Cell cycle.
References
Allen, David, and Sumida, Chiyomi. 2010. Hatoyama: Moving Futenma Operations Off Okinawa ‘Not Possible.’ Stars and Stripes, May 6.
ANRE/METI (Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, METI). 2019.
Denryoku nettow¯ aku kaikaku no kihonteki kangaekata nitsuite (The Basic
Ideas About the Reform of the Electric Power Network). ANRE,
March. Available at: https://www.meti.go.jp/shingikai/enecho/denryoku_
gas/datsu_tansoka/pdf/002_01_00.pdf. Accessed 29 Apr 2020.
ANRE/METI (Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, METI). 2020.
Denkijigyo seidono gaiy¯ o—Toroku kouridenki-jigyosha ichiran. Available at: https://www.enecho.meti.go.jp/category/electricity_and_gas/ele
ctric/summary/retailers_list/. Accessed 29 Apr 2020.
Aoki, Mizuho. 2015. Fate of Troubled Monju Reactor Hangs in the Balance.
Japan Times, November 23. Available at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
news/2015/11/23/reference/fate-of-troubled-monju-reactor-hangs-in-thebalance/#.VxNQqmO7dJM. Accessed 29 Apr 2020.
Aoki, Mizuho. 2016. Down But Not Out: Japan’s Anti-Nuclear Movement
Fights to Regain Momentum. The Japan Times, March 11. Available