DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> Watchdog Deals Blow to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tsuruga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tsuruga</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> Restart Plan</p><p>Decision is a blow for operator that wants to restart the unit</p><p>It is a setback for the government looking to revive nuclear</p><p>By Shoko Oda<br>July 26, 2024</p><p>TOKYO (Reuters) - "A panel of Japan’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> watchdog decided on Friday against restarting a reactor at the Tsuruga <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NuclearPowerPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearPowerPlant</span></a> citing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/seismic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seismic</span></a> risks, paving the way for the regulator to keep the Japan Atomic Power plant shut.</p><p>"The panel said it was difficult to determine the safety of the reactor, noting the proximity of a seismic faultline. </p><p>"Consequently, it said, the reactor was not deemed compliant with criteria for installation licensing.</p><p>"'We will conduct an additional investigation. We are not considering decommissioning the plant,' Mamoru Muramatsu, president of Japan Atomic Power, said after the panel meeting, according to Kyodo News Agency.</p><p>"The government in Japan, one of the world’s most <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/seismically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seismically</span></a> active countries, does not allow nuclear plants to be situated over active <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/faultlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>faultlines</span></a>.</p><p>"The panel is set to report its decision to the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) soon.</p><p>"If approved, this would be the first case of non-compliance under the stricter safety standards imposed after the 2011 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fukushima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fukushima</span></a> nuclear disaster."</p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-26/japan-watchdog-deals-blow-to-tsuruga-nuclear-restart-plan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">24-07-26/japan-watchdog-deals-blow-to-tsuruga-nuclear-restart-plan</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TsurugaNuclearPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TsurugaNuclearPlant</span></a></p>