NRA says weak steel components not used in Japan nuclear plants
The Nuclear Regulation Authority says potentially weak steel components manufactured by a Japanese company have not been used in domestic nuclear facilities, after its French counterpart ordered reactors that used the company's parts to be checked. The NRA determined at a regular meeting Tuesday there ...
Five French nuclear reactors with Japan-made parts ordered to undergo safety tests
France’s nuclear authority has a French utility conduct checkups at five reactors ahead of their scheduled maintenance tests.
Japanese steel in French nuclear facilities found to have high impurity level
Steel supplied by Kitakyushu manufacturer Japan Casting & Forging Corp. to nuclear facilities in France has been named in an investigation that found it had a high level of impurity, the nuclear watchdog said. The Nuclear Regulation Authority said the standard for carbon content in ...
JCFC steel in troubled French reactor also used in 13 Japanese nuclear power plants
The Nuclear Regulation Authority orders checks on parts used in 13 nuclear reactors after defects were found in metal at a French power plant.
