Monju fast-breeder reactor project chief slams nuclear regulator

Monju fast-breeder reactor project chief slams nuclear regulator

Kazumi Aoto, head of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor project undertaken by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, meets the press on Nov. 17, 2015, in Tsuruga, western Japan. He criticized the Nuclear Regulation Authority for urging the science minister to find a new operator for the trouble-prone project before the agency submits a revised safety management plan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Photo taken June 12, 2020, in Tokyo shows a Haneda airport-bound Keisei Electric Railway Co. train after one of its cars derailed at Aoto Station. There has been no report of injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Photo taken June 12, 2020, in Tokyo shows a Haneda airport-bound Keisei Electric Railway Co. train after one of its cars derailed at Aoto Station. There has been no report of injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Photo taken June 12, 2020, in Tokyo shows a Haneda airport-bound Keisei Electric Railway Co. train after one of its cars derailed at Aoto Station. There has been no report of injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Photo taken June 12, 2020, in Tokyo shows a Haneda airport-bound Keisei Electric Railway Co. train after one of its cars derailed at Aoto Station. There has been no report of injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Photo taken June 12, 2020, in Tokyo shows a Haneda airport-bound Keisei Electric Railway Co. train after one of its cars derailed at Aoto Station. There has been no report of injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Photo taken June 12, 2020, in Tokyo shows a Haneda airport-bound Keisei Electric Railway Co. train after one of its cars derailed at Aoto Station. There has been no report of injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Train car derailment in Tokyo

Photo taken June 12, 2020, in Tokyo shows a Haneda airport-bound Keisei Electric Railway Co. train after one of its cars derailed at Aoto Station. There has been no report of injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan decides to scrap trouble-plagued Monju prototype reactor

Japan decides to scrap trouble-plagued Monju prototype reactor

Kazumi Aoto (far R), head of the Monju prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Tsuruga, addresses workers on Dec. 22, 2016, after the government decided the previous day to decommission the reactor, which has barely operated over the past two decades despite its envisioned key role in the country's nuclear fuel recycling policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan decides to scrap trouble-plagued Monju prototype reactor

Japan decides to scrap trouble-plagued Monju prototype reactor

Kazumi Aoto, head of the Monju prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor in the Sea of Japan coastal city of Tsuruga, addresses workers on Dec. 22, 2016, after the government decided the previous day to decommission the reactor, which has barely operated over the past two decades despite its envisioned key role in the country's nuclear fuel recycling policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo