Japan Regulator Tells Tepco to Focus on Fukushima Not Restarts
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Japan’s nuclear regulator batted away questions on when it will run safety checks at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, saying the utility should focus on the crisis-ridden Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant.
“The most important thing is to improve the situation” at Fukushima, Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority, said at a briefing with reporters today in Tokyo. The regulator said a report submitted by the utility yesterday on safety measures at Fukushima was inadequate because it doesn’t fully address all the issues.