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22 Décembre 2014
December 22, 2014
Dec. 22, 2014 - Updated 07:48 UTC+1
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141222_21.html
The operator of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor plans to submit to the government a report outlining measures to prevent a recurrence of missed inspections.
Last year, the Nuclear Regulation Authority, or NRA, discovered that the reactor, in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan, had missed several inspections. These included checks of critical safety equipment.
Last May, the NRA ordered the operator, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, to forego preparations for a restart of the reactor until its safety could be verified.
The report the agency will submit on Monday says that, after reviewing its inspection methods based on what NRA inspectors had pointed out, it found that more than 6,000 of its inspections had been inadequate.
The report says the agency's president now directly supervises the reactor, allowing workers to focus on its operation and maintenance.
It adds that the agency has set up a new system to confirm the reliability of its equipment and to prevent inadequate inspections from going undetected.
The NRA will consider lifting its order to the agency based on the report and the results of future inspections.
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