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September 20, 2012
Japan inaugurated a new nuclear safety agency Sept. 19, as part of moves to tighten oversight of a sprawling industry blamed for one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.
August 25, 2012
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency plans to order geological fault surveys at two additional nuclear power facilities, which could lead to a decommissioning of both...
August 11, 2012
An employee of a subcontractor worked at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Aug. 10 without wearing a personal dosimeter, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power...
July 28, 2012
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, overriding expressions of concern from experts, concluded July 27 there is no problem with the strength of the pressure vessel of the...
July 27, 2012
Two of the five prospective commissioners of a new nuclear regulatory commission received payments from operators of nuclear power plants but likely did not violate guidelines...
July 26, 2012
Two electric power companies submitted plans July 25 to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) for fresh surveys of possible active faults running under two nuclear...
July 19, 2012
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has ordered two power companies to conduct a fresh survey at two nuclear plants to determine if fractures running under the...
July 18, 2012
Safety experts issued warnings--and expressed utter bewilderment--during discussions on possible active geological faults running near nuclear reactors in this earthquake-prone ...
July 17, 2012
A geological fault line that runs directly beneath a reactor building at the Shika nuclear plant in Ishikawa Prefecture is likely an active one, a government agency has warned, ...
July 04, 2012
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said it will order reassessments of the seismic risk of geological fault lines that run near two nuclear facilities in Fukui Prefecture.
June 29, 2012
Government officials on June 28 apologized to municipalities around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant for failing to release U.S. data that could have prevented...
June 27, 2012
The soon-to-be-abolished Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency gave the OK on June 26 for work to continue on the construction of a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho,...
June 20, 2012
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on June 19 told Chugoku Electric Power Co. that its maximum estimate for an earthquake striking around the Shimane nuclear power plant...
June 19, 2012
An embarrassed Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency admitted June 18 that its lax oversight led to thousands of residents evacuating to areas with high radiation levels after...
June 18, 2012
Even as thousands of residents pondered the implications of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture last year, Japanese government officials took little notice of...
June 14, 2012
The ruling and opposition parties on June 14 agreed on legislation to create a new nuclear regulatory commission with greater independence from the government, but they left...
June 08, 2012
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has decided that it is reasonable to extend the operation of the No. 2 reactor of Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture ...
June 07, 2012
The head of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency fought plans by the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan to broaden emergency planning zones around nuclear power plants in...
June 07, 2012
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has concluded there are no problems in extending the operational life of the decades-old Mihama nuclear plant's No. 2 reactor by 10...
May 29, 2012
Japan's parliament began a debate on May 29 about plans for a new nuclear watchdog, raising hopes of a compromise after months of political bickering that has postponed a...