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NRA says fault under reactor at Shika N-plant could be active via News on Japan

A survey team of experts under the Nuclear Regulation Authority said in a draft report Friday that the possibility cannot be ruled out that a fault running under important facilities for the No. 1 reactor at the Shika nuclear power … Continue reading

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NRA team maintains active fault runs directly beneath Tsuruga nuclear reactor via The Mainichi

A Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) inspection team has told Japan Atomic Power Co. (JAPC), operator of the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture, it will not accept the power company’s rebuttal of an inspection team report stating there is … Continue reading

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 Fault study at Oi nuke plant may impact all offline reactors via The Japan Times

Noted geologist worries warning signs will continue to go unheeded Noted geologist worries warning signs will continue to go unheeded By REIJI YOSHIDA Staff writer Toyo University professor Mitsuhisa Watanabe, a polemicist on active faults, has fought a long losing … Continue reading

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Japan fears nuclear plant sits atop active geological fault via Reuters

(Reuters) – A nuclear plant in northwestern Japan may be sitting right on top of an active geological fault, the country’s nuclear watchdog has said, raising the risk that the facility may never resume power generation for fear of an … Continue reading

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