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Japan's Nuclear Regulator Blocks Reactor Restart Due to Seismic Risks
Japan's Nuclear Regulator Blocks Reactor Restart Due to Seismic Risks
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The Japanese nuclear regulator barred an atomic reactor from going back online on Friday, in what is the first such decision since the watchdog was established to enforce stricter safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, media said.
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The Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority deemed Tsuruga-2 in Fukui Prefecture unfit for a restart citing the risk of a fault moving directly below the reactor, NHK broadcaster reported. The reactor was mothballed in March 2011 in response to a powerful earthquake that triggered a tsunami that caused a meltdown at the now defunct Fukushima power plant. The nuclear safety authority determined that the findings provided by Tsuruga's operator lacked scientific proof, indicating that there remained a possibility of the rupture being dragged into activity by some other seismic event in the future.
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Japan's Nuclear Regulator Blocks Reactor Restart Due to Seismic Risks
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Japanese nuclear regulator barred an atomic reactor from going back online on Friday, in what is the first such decision since the watchdog was established to enforce stricter safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, media said.
The Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority deemed Tsuruga-2 in
Fukui Prefecture unfit for a restart citing the risk of a fault moving directly below the reactor, NHK broadcaster reported.
The reactor was mothballed in March 2011 in response to a
powerful earthquake that triggered a tsunami that caused a meltdown at the now defunct Fukushima power plant.
Japan Atomic Power Company, Tsuruga's operator, applied for the restart in 2015. The regulator has already approved 27 of 17 requests submitted by national electric companies.
The
nuclear safety authority determined that the findings provided by Tsuruga's operator lacked scientific proof, indicating that there remained a possibility of the rupture being dragged into activity by some other seismic event in the future.
