The head of Tepco said Wednesday that the company will make a legal safety pledge — in response to a request by the nation's nuclear watchdog — as it seeks approval to restart reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture. Tomoaki Kobayakawa, president of ...
Five nuclear power plants that have passed safety clearances may be at risk of having their cooling systems crippled during huge eruptions of nearby volcanoes, the nuclear safety watchdog says.
No abnormal radiation readings have been detected from North Korea's nuclear test on Sunday, the Nuclear Regulation Authority said. "Generally, radioactive substances are not supposed to be released into the air in case of an underground nuclear test," an NRA official noted, adding that monitoring ...
Japan's nuclear regulator has urged universities to conduct background checks on students and researchers working at research reactors, as a step to ensure the proper handling of nuclear materials and prevent terrorism, a source said Thursday. The check items include mental disorder and criminal records ...
Representatives of Tokyo Electric on Monday began visiting about 41,000 households around its idled nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture to apologize for withholding vital safety information about a facility there. The utility, which also runs the meltdown-hit Fukushima No. 1 power plant, is pushing to ...
The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday approved decommissioning plans for five aging reactors at four plants, the first such approvals since a government regulation banning the operation of reactors beyond 40 years was implemented in 2011 after the Fukushima disaster. While the utilities said it ...
The Diet passes a revision to the reactor law that gives nuclear regulators unlimited data access and the right to make surprise inspections.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday postponed a decision on whether to approve decommissioning plans for five old reactors, raising questions about whether deadlines for scrapping the units can be met. The NRA is expected to eventually green-light the decommissioning plans, but will for now ...
Despite strong endorsements from some gun rights advocates, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has a slim appeals court record on the subject — a record that leaves his views a mystery on how far constitutional firearms rights extend. The National Rifle Association notes favorably a ...
Flood-prevention measures are lacking at 10 nuclear power plants — especially at connecting sections — utilities' inspections have revealed. The results of the ordered inspections were reported at Wednesday's regular meeting of the Nuclear Regulation Authority. Among the 10 are Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s ...
President Donald Trump on Wednesday urged Senate Republicans to "go nuclear" and invoke a rule change to force a simple majority vote toward confirmation if Democrats block his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, as Democrats maneuvered for a tough fight. Gorsuch and Vice President ...
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will prioritize air conditioning and ventilation pipe checks at key facilities of nuclear power reactors that have passed safety screenings, including plants already brought back online. The decision Wednesday came after significant corrosion and holes were found in ventilation pipes in ...
