Tsunami-hit nuclear plant near Tokyo wins formal restart approval
The Tokai No. 2 plant in Ibaraki Prefecture is the first nuclear plant affected by the March 2011 disaster to clear screening by the Nuclear Regulation Authority.
Corrosion and holes have been found in ventilation ducts in 12 reactors across the country, raising concerns workers could be exposed to radiation in an accident.
Safety checks of trouble-prone nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori to resume
Nuclear regulators on Wednesday decided to resume assessing the safety of a spent fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture after suspending the process for several months following revelations about the operator's lax safety management. Clearing the safety checks is a requirement for Japan Nuclear Fuel ...
NRA drops consolidation initiative for unwanted nuclear fuel after butting heads with JAEA
The Nuclear Regulatory Authority’s plan to secure hundreds of batches of unwanted fuel throughout Japan is scrapped over cost disputes with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency.
Japan's nuclear watchdog to require new cooling system for boiling water reactors
Nuclear Regulation Authority decides to require operators of boiling water reactors — the same type as those at the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex — to install new emergency cooling systems.
Tepco secures first reactor safety certifications since Fukushima disaster
Boiling-water units at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture are the same type as those in 3/11 meltdowns.
The head of the Nuclear Regulation Authority told Tepco's top management he questions their attitude toward decommissioning the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the company's ability to resume operating its other reactors. "I feel a sense of danger," NRA Chairman Shunichi Tanaka said ...
The head of the Nuclear Regulation Authority drew fire Friday for a comment he made Thursday saying it would be "far better" for North Korea to launch a missile at Tokyo than at a small nuclear reactor. "I don't know the level of North Korea's ...
The Diet on Friday approved the appointment of Toyoshi Fuketa as new chief of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, replacing Shunichi Tanaka, who led the revamped body since it was launched in the wake the Fukushima nuclear crisis in 2011. The appointment of the NRA's acting ...
NRA commissioner Fuketa nominated to take over at atomic regulator
The government on Tuesday said it has nominated Toyoshi Fuketa, a commissioner of the country's nuclear watchdog, to take the top post at the regulator, in the first change of leadership since it was revamped after the Fukushima disaster. Fuketa, 59, was named to replace ...
NRA finds two Kansai Electric reactors at Oi plant meet safety standards
Japan’s nuclear authority has effectively determined that two units at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Oi plant have met the country’s safety standards, paving the way for the return of more reactors.
Japan's nuclear watchdog to let a third reactor run beyond 40-year limit
Japan's nuclear watchdog gave approval Wednesday for the nation's third reactor to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum life span as the enforcement of limits introduced after the Fukushima disaster continues to weaken. The No. 3 unit at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant in ...
