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4 Avril 2013
April 4, 2013
Jiji
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will not allow nuclear fuel-related facilities in Aomori Prefecture to operate before new regulatory standards are compiled, its chairman, Shunichi Tanaka, said Wednesday.
The new standards are expected to be implemented in December, according to the regulatory body.
This conflicts with Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.’s plan to launch its spent-fuel recycling facility to extract plutonium and uranium in the village of Rokkasho in October.
Recyclable-Fuel Storage Co., a joint firm between Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Japan Atomic Power Co., is also planning to open a temporary storage facility for spent fuel in the city of Mutsu in October.
The NRA intends to examine the facilities using the new regulatory standards before deciding whether to permit them to operate.
Suspected active faults in those areas have already cast serious doubt on the facilities’ viability.
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