Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2012.
Japan’s Regulator Examines Fissure Near Tsuruga Plant
Industry/Regulatory/Political
- Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority last week began examining a fissure beneath Japan Atomic Power Co.’s Tsuruga nuclear energy facility in Fukui prefecture to determine whether it is associated with a nearby active fault. NRA officials investigated samples of rock strata extracted in a field survey. If the agency decides that the plant is located above an active fault, the facility’s two reactors are…
