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Japan's Nuclear Crisis
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Solving Japan’s Plutonium Problem
September 29, 2015

Japan’s plutonium production will soon exceed demand, creating a potentially destabilizing build-up.

In the Media
Japan’s Nuclear Power Plants Set to Re-Open

Four years after the Fukushima crisis, Japan’s nuclear power plant Sendai is set to re-open.

· August 11, 2015
Al Jazeera
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A Failed Effort to Toughen Nuclear Safety Standards

The Fukushima disaster prompted a push to toughen a convention on the safety of nuclear power plants. But some countries with older reactors didn’t like the idea.

· February 18, 2015
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Review of “The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster: Investigating the Myth and Reality”

While physical aftershocks from the earthquake that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, have long ceased, societal aftershocks are still reverberating.

· February 26, 2014
Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
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Japan in 2014: A Look at the Year Ahead
January 23, 2014

A number of big foreign and domestic policy challenges face Japan in 2014.

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No Escape: Managing the Enduring Reality of Nuclear Weapons

Although the emergence of new nuclear powers in the post–Cold War era has triggered fears of widespread nuclear proliferation and renewed calls for nuclear abolition, the pursuit and development of nuclear weapons in Asia are likely to only increase in the years ahead.

· October 2, 2013
National Bureau of Asian Research
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Strategic Asia 2013-14: Asia in the Second Nuclear Age

It is important to understand the role of nuclear weapons in the grand strategies of key Asian states and the impact of these capabilities—both established and latent—on regional and international stability.

· October 2, 2013
National Bureau of Asian Research
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Strengthening the Alliance—HA/DR Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
September 11, 2013

Disaster relief plays an important role in the Japan-U.S. Security Alliance.

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  • James L. Schoff
  • Charles Aanenson
  • Jon Ehrenfeld
  • W.C. Gregson
  • Noboru Yamaguchi
In the Media
Fukushima Radiation Levels

Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant is back in the headlines as the country’s government reveals plans to deal with the latest leaks of contaminated water at the crippled nuclear facility.

· September 3, 2013
BBC World News
In the Media
Indonesia’s Fires and Fukushima’s Warning

Nuclear power should not go forward in newcomer countries until they are prepared to master a number of technological, political, economic, and logistical challenges.

· July 4, 2013
Diplomat
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The Fukushima Hangover: Analyzing Japan’s Nuclear Dilemma
June 3, 2013

The latter half of 2013 will be critical for Japan’s nuclear future.