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24 Juillet 2013
July 23, 2013
Nuclear regulator delays safety inspections
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20130723_44.html
Japan's nuclear regulator says it will not start safety inspections of 2 reactors on the northern island of Hokkaido.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Tuesday held its second meeting on safety inspections of reactors that went offline after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.
Operators of 5 nuclear plants this month applied for the inspections as a prerequisite for restarting their reactors under new safety guidelines.
But authority officials said safety measures against serious accidents at the number one and 2 reactors at the Tomari plant have not been assessed properly, and that they are not ready for inspections.
The authority says it will go ahead with inspections of the plant's number 3 reactor.
The officials said they will start inspecting the Takahama plant in Fukui Prefecture after its operator reevaluates possible tsunami damage using stricter estimates.
The regulator plans to inspect the Ohi plant, also in Fukui, after determining whether a fault beneath the facility is active.
The authority also requested reevaluations of faults at 2 other plants in western Japan.
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