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Day: November 2, 2012

In-Focus: Japan – More rice found contaminated – Two utilities consider rate increases

Niigata Prefecture drafts nuclear accident guidelines Municipalities within the 30-kilometer radius from the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in the prefecture will create extensive disaster response plans by next March, in order to respond to a possible accident at the nearby nuclear station operated by TEPCO. Source: JiJi Press Source: NHK Rice from Koriyama City found contaminated […]

Nuclear Regulation Authority inspects Ohi plant – May order additional investigations

Five inspectors from Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority inspected the Ohi nuclear power plant Friday, after reports of an active fault zone known as the F-6 zone which runs directly underneath an emergency water intake channel for Unit 3 and Unit 4 at the plant.  These channels draw seawater which is used to keep the reactors […]