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Tepco admits success of Fukushima ice wall still unknown

National | FOCUS Sep 30, 2016

Tepco admits success of Fukushima ice wall still unknown

by Kazuaki Nagata

Whether the ¥35 billion gambit is working to block the inflow of groundwater remains unclear six months after it started freezing underground soil.

National Sep 9, 2016

J-Power delays plan to begin operating Oma nuclear plant until 2024

Electric Power Development Co. said Friday that it has decided to postpone its plan to start operating its Oma nuclear power plant by two years to fiscal 2024 due to longer-than-expected safety tests by the nuclear regulatory body. The company, known as J-Power, has delayed ...

National Sep 7, 2016

Japan to start background checks of nuclear workers in anti-terrorism effort

The nation’s nuclear watchdog decides to require background checks for workers at nuclear power plants and other facilities.

National May 27, 2016

Monju operator will need to meet myriad safety, transparency standards: report

by Mizuho Aoki

The next operator of the troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor will need to meet a range of safety and transparency standards, including appointing outside experts to help manage the project, according to a report submitted to the science minister Friday. But the report, by a ...

National Feb 24, 2016

First reactors in Japan get tentative approval to burn for longer than 40 years

Two aging nuclear reactors take a step toward being allowed to exceed their 40-year service lifetimes, in what would be the first such extensions under new safety guidelines.

Nuclear power plants feared vulnerable to terrorist groups

National | NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT Dec 20, 2015

Nuclear power plants feared vulnerable to terrorist groups

by Reiji Yoshida

Security at France's 58 nuclear power plants was purportedly raised to its highest level last month as a result of the terrorist attacks in Paris, stoking concern over the safety of Japan's nuclear facilities. After the triple meltdown in Fukushima in 2011, Japan shut down ...

NRA starts clock ticking on Monju, advising operator be replaced

National / Science & Health Nov 13, 2015

NRA starts clock ticking on Monju, advising operator be replaced

by Kazuaki Nagata and Reiji Yoshida

The Nuclear Regulation Authority asks the science minister to replace the manager of the Monju fast-breeder reactor, casting a shadow over the long-troubled experimental facility.

Radioactive rain releases can't be curbed due to lack of laws: NRA

National | FUKUSHIMA FILE Sep 20, 2015

Radioactive rain releases can't be curbed due to lack of laws: NRA

Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s stricken Fukushima No. 1 power plant has released rainwater tainted with radioactive substances into the Pacific Ocean at least seven times since April. The Fukushima Prefectural Government, pressured by worried residents and fishermen, has pressed the Nuclear Regulation Authority to set ...

Rearranging the deck chairs on the nuclear Titanic

Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Sep 19, 2015

Rearranging the deck chairs on the nuclear Titanic

by Jeff Kingston

The International Atomic Energy Agency's recently released postmortem on the Fukushima nuclear accident of 2011 makes for grim reading and serves as a timely reminder of why the restart of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kyushu is a bad idea. When an atomic energy advocacy ...

National Sep 9, 2015

Regulator warns Kansai Electric may not win approval for Mihama reactor restart

Nuclear regulators on Wednesday warned that Kansai Electric Power Co. may not be allowed to extend the life span of its aging nuclear reactor at the Mihama plant, saying the utility has been slow to submit information required for a safety review. A regulation brought ...

National Jul 15, 2015

Ikata reactor in Ehime wins safety approval as nuclear plants inch closer to restart

by Eric Johnston

Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata No. 3 reactor has become the fifth reactor to obtain regulatory approval for a restart since the 2011 Fukushima crisis began.

National / Science & Health May 14, 2015

Shika nuclear plant may be sitting on active seismic fault: NRA panel

The news that a nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast may have been built on at least one active seismic fault line has cast doubt on whether the plant in Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, will ever be restarted. Four outside experts on the five-member ...

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