July 9, 2025
The Japanese Communist Party Yokosuka City Assemblymembers’ group on July 7 carried out a hearing with a city official in regard to a fire at a nuclear fuel fabrication plant.
According to the JCP group, the fire occurred on July 2 at 3 p.m. at a Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co., Ltd. (GNF-J) factory in the city. Employees called the fire department after making an attempt to extinguish the fire for half an hour in vain. No injuries or exposure to radiation were reported. No leak of radioactive materials outside the facility was confirmed. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
After the hearing, the JCP assemblymembers’ group head Omura Yoko said that the facility dealing with radioactive waste is located in residential areas, which is a problem. Noting that the factory was built on ground that is soft and moist, the JCP assemblyperson said, “There is a risk of a nuclear accident in the event of an earthquake and flood. The facility deserves continued close attention.”
On the day, residents living near the factory and anti-nuclear power activists submitted an information disclosure request to the company.
A resident pointed out that more than 18,000 low-level waste drums are stored on the premises of the factory, and said, “Whenever I hear a siren alarm form the plant, I’m worried that something may have happened.”
According to the JCP group, the fire occurred on July 2 at 3 p.m. at a Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co., Ltd. (GNF-J) factory in the city. Employees called the fire department after making an attempt to extinguish the fire for half an hour in vain. No injuries or exposure to radiation were reported. No leak of radioactive materials outside the facility was confirmed. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
After the hearing, the JCP assemblymembers’ group head Omura Yoko said that the facility dealing with radioactive waste is located in residential areas, which is a problem. Noting that the factory was built on ground that is soft and moist, the JCP assemblyperson said, “There is a risk of a nuclear accident in the event of an earthquake and flood. The facility deserves continued close attention.”
On the day, residents living near the factory and anti-nuclear power activists submitted an information disclosure request to the company.
A resident pointed out that more than 18,000 low-level waste drums are stored on the premises of the factory, and said, “Whenever I hear a siren alarm form the plant, I’m worried that something may have happened.”
