Japan Readies Atomic Restarts as Regulator Signals Approval
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Japan’s nuclear regulator vouched for the safety of two reactors in the country’s south, setting in motion the re-adoption of atomic power even as most Japanese remain skeptical after the Fukushima disaster of 2011.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority said in a 400-page draft report that Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at its Sendai plant in southern Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture passed safety checks. The NRA’s commissioners agreed at a meeting today to move to the next step of seeking public comment.