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Nuclear power plant

Nuclear power plant. Spent nuclear fuel. Uranium. High level radioactive waste. Reprocessing. plutonium. Fast breeder reactor. Plutonium. Nuclear power plant. Spent nuclear fuel. Uranium. High level radioactive waste. Reprocessing. Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant ８ tonnes/year.

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Nuclear power plant

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  1. Nuclear power plant Spent nuclear fuel Uranium High level radioactive waste Reprocessing plutonium Fast breeder reactor Plutonium

  2. Nuclear power plant Spent nuclear fuel Uranium High level radioactive waste Reprocessing Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant ８ tonnes/year plutonium ? Fast breeder reactor Plutonium ４５ tonnes Final DisposalX

  3. Nuclear power plant Spent nuclear fuel Uranium ９ Plutonium is recovered through spent fuel reprocessing and mixed with uranium for use in a thermal reactor. Mix Oxide fuel (MOX) High level radioactive waste Reprocessing １ Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant ８ tonnes/year plutonium ? Fast breeder reactor Plutonium ４５ tonnes Final DisposalX

  4. Nuclear power plant Spent nuclear fuel Uranium High level radioactive waste Reprocessing plutonium ? Fast breeder reactor Plutonium Final DisposalX

  5. DPJ LDP Union Vote $ • Regional Monopoly • Power generation and Power grid • Pricing TEPCO Graduate Employment $ Scholars Amakudari ‘Descent from heaven’ – civil servants entering the private sector following retirement Advertising and Sponsorship METI* Media * Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

  6. The Structure of Power Companies Regional Monopoly Wind Solar Grid Grid Power Generation Nuclear Gas

  7. Pricing Profit (3%) Cost Market Pricing • Overhead • Maintenance • Construction • Wages

  8. Issues for the Future • Feed in Tariff • Independent Grid • Market Mechanism • Local Government Initiative • Natural Energy Foundation (Mega Solar)

  9. Akita Prefecture Akita Prefecture Local bank Consumer “Akita komachi” rice Renewable (Local) $800m/year Wind and Solar power “Akita komachi” rice $1b/year $800m/year Electricity (nuclear) Outside Akita Prefecture

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