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REACTOR

Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2013
Leaks seen under reactor 1 containment vessel
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Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2013
Faulty equipment checks prompt NRA safety inspection of Monju
The Nuclear Regulation Authority began a regular safety inspection Monday of the troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor after its operator was found to have carried out sloppy equipment checks.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2013
Senior LDP lawmaker urges a swift decision on fate of offline reactors
A senior lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party says it is necessary for the government to determine whether to resume nuclear plant operations at an early date.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2013
Active fault to scuttle Tsuruga plant
The NRA's draft report on the Tsuruga atomic power plant states that the fault under reactor 2 is probably active, effectively condemning the complex to the scrap heap.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2013
Filter issue clouds restart of BWRs
One of the Nuclear Regulation Authority's commissioners said that boiling-water reactors will not be allowed to resume operation unless they are equipped with filtered venting systems that can reduce the amount of radioactive particulates ejected during emergency venting.

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