Nuclear Safety Commission
July 17, 2012
About 20 criminal complaints and accusations have been submitted in connection with last year's accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Prosecutors, however, have...
March 24, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said he would mobilize the "entire government" to persuade local leaders to accept the restart of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Oi nuclear...
January 02, 2012
One-third of Nuclear Safety Commission members on committees overseeing inspections of power plants and nuclear fuel received donations from companies and organizations...
October 22, 2011
Areas around nuclear power plants covered by plans for emergency measures such as evacuations and orders to remain indoors should be expanded, according to the Nuclear Safety...
July 11, 2011
Japan will introduce a new safety inspection regime for its nuclear power plants that will eventually introduce standards modeled on European rules, Chief Cabinet Secretary...
June 25, 2011
Local governments outside the immediate vicinity of nuclear power plants are increasing their demands for a say in the operations and the safety of the reactors. But electric...
June 04, 2011
Two TEPCO workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were exposed to levels of radiation exceeding standards established by the government.
May 11, 2011
The total area contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is estimated at about 800 square kilometers, or about 40 percent the size of Tokyo,...
May 10, 2011
All regulations governing nuclear power should be overseen by a single governmental agency, the Atomic Energy Society of Japan proposed May 9.
April 18, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has presented a two-stage scenario to stabilize the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, but it is unclear whether its goals can be achieved...
March 31, 2011
Workers at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have started removing radioactive water that leaked into the basement of the turbine buildings of the No. 1...
March 24, 2011
After coming under fire, the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan for the first time on Wednesday released predicted ranges of radiation exposure and radioactive materials from...
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