Tag Archives: the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA)

Fault beneath Tsuruga nuclear reactor is active, watchdog panel reaffirms via The Japan Times

Posted on 2014/11/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear station is sitting right above an active fault, a panel of experts under Japan’s nuclear regulator has reaffirmed — a move that could force the operator to shut the unit for good. After the … Continue reading →

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Eruption or not, nuclear restart in Japan to go ahead on schedule via RT

Posted on 2014/09/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan’s plans to restart the Sendai nuclear reactor won’t be affected by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Ontake, the government said. The reactor is in a separate volcanically-active area, which rose concerns for its safety after the Saturday eruption. The … Continue reading →

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Regional politics poses the final hurdle to nuclear restarts via The Economist

Posted on 2014/09/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Event In mid-September the central government formally began the process of obtaining local government support for the reinstatement of nuclear energy. Analysis […] All the country’s 48 nuclear reactors scattered countrywide remain offline, while the slowly building momentum towards the … Continue reading →

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Japan to restart nuclear reactors via The Guardian

Posted on 2014/09/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear watchdog gives go-ahead to switch two reactors back on but Shinzo Abe faces uphill battle to win over sceptical public Japan‘s nuclear watchdog has given the green light for two reactors to restart but the operator still has to … Continue reading →

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Questions remain over how to handle huge volcanic eruptions near nuclear plants via The Mainichi

Posted on 2014/09/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA)’s expert panel on Sept. 2 released the “draft of basic views” designed to help prepare for huge volcanic eruptions around nuclear power plants in Japan. […] Nevertheless, Setsuya Nakada, professor at the University of Tokyo, … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power in Japan Flicking the switch via The Economist

Posted on 2014/08/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Restarting nuclear plants is unpopular but crucial for Shinzo Abe WHEN he was a student in Satsumasendai, Ryuichi Somekawa was taken on trips to the nuclear-power museum next door to the reactors of the Sendai plant. The museum, which is … Continue reading →

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