active fault

An active geologic fault lies directly under the idled No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant, according to a report compiled May 15, jeopardizing the possibility of...

Geological fault lines that run beneath Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Higashidori nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture are almost certainly active, according to an expert...

A senior official of the Nuclear Regulation Authority secretariat was removed for leaking a draft report by an expert panel on seismic activity at the site of the Tsuruga...

To clarify a loosely defined government "guideline," the nuclear industry watchdog decided on Jan. 22 it will expressly prohibit reactor buildings and other key safety-related...

The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Jan. 15 to set maximum heights of possible tsunami striking individual nuclear plants and obligate their operators to take commensurate ...

Japan Atomic Power Co. posted record net profits for the first half of the current fiscal year, despite all of its reactors being taken offline following the 2011 Fukushima...

The probability of strong earthquakes striking eastern Japan within the next 30 years has markedly increased, according to experts.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority has said that the Higashidori nuclear power plant operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Aomori Prefecture sits on faults that are probably...

Fault lines beneath the Higashidori nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture may be active, Nuclear Regulation Authority experts said on Dec. 14.

More nuclear power plants could be found to be sited over active fault lines as the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) conducts safety reviews of facilities, experts say.

Japan’s new nuclear watchdog remained split over whether an active fault runs underneath emergency equipment at a nuclear power plant, delaying a decision on the fate of the...

Experts have postponed a decision on whether a fault line underneath Japan's only operating nuclear power plant is active or what to do with the facility.

A commissioner at the government nuclear watchdog has called for substantially expanding the definition of "active fault lines" in relation to nuclear reactor safety.

Efforts to map earthquake trigger-points across Japan have created a patchy picture at best, 17 years after the government set up an agency to draft a definitive list of alerts.

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...