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High court orders suspension of Ikata 3 operation
A Japanese high court has today overruled a lower court decision that allowed Shikoku Electric Power Company to continue operating unit 3 of its Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture. Ikata 3 is one of five units that have so far restarted since Japan took all its operable reactors offline for safety checks following the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Korean research reactor resumes operation
The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute has restarted the 30 MWt High-flux Advanced Neutron Application Reactor (Hanaro), which has been offline for the past three-and-a-half years. During this period, the reactor has undergone safety upgrades.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 12 December 2017
French regulator approves Tricastin restart
EDF has received permission from France's Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire to restart three reactors at the Tricastin power plant after carrying out repairs to a canal embankment. The regulator ordered the temporary shutdown of Tricastin's reactors on 27 September because of the risks of failure of a 400 metre long portion of the embankment of the Donzére-Mondragon canalin the event of an earthquake.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 6 December 2017
Fukui governor approves restart of Ohi units
The governor of Japan's Fukui Prefecture has today approved the restart of units 3 and 4 of Kansai Electric Power Company's Ohi nuclear power plant. The utility reportedly plans to restart both units by mid-March.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 27 November 2017
'Anti-nuclear' Germany is Europe's biggest GHG emitter
Germany's Energiewende policy has made things worse for the climate by shutting down carbon-free nuclear capacity and locking in the dependency on coal burning for decades, despite hundreds of billions in investments and subsidy-schemes. This is the conclusion of the
European Climate Leadership Report 2017, Measuring the Metrics that Matter
published last week in Bonn, Germany, at Conference of the Parties 23 by the NGO Energy for Humanity.
Energy & Environment
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Monday, 13 November 2017
CNSC publishes amended regulations
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has amended three regulations covering nuclear facilities and uranium mines to apply the lessons learned from the Fukushima accident of 2011. The amendments include updates to radiation protection requirements during emergencies, and programs to ensure workers are prepared to respond effectively in emergency situations.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 5 October 2017
Regulator OKs safety report on Kashiwazaki-Kariwa units
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has today approved a draft report that concludes units 6 and 7 of Tokyo Electric Power Company's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant meet the country's new safety standards. The draft document has now been released for public comment and could be formally approved by year-end.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Three more Japanese reactors step closer to restart
Japan's nuclear regulator today approved the 'construction plans' for strengthening Ohi units 3 and 4 and Genkai unit 3. The plans are the second of three applications required during the restart process. The units must undergo further inspections before being permitted to restart.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 25 August 2017
Operational safety improves at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
Tokyo Electric Power Company has addressed many of the recommendations made following a 2015 assessment of operational safety at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant by the International Atomic Energy Agency. However, the IAEA says work should continue in some areas.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Japan to benefit from reactor restarts, says IEEJ
A total of ten Japanese nuclear power reactors are likely to have been restarted by the end of March 2019, according to the latest estimate by the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). These restarts will help improve the country's economy, energy security and environment, it says.
Nuclear Policies
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Thursday, 3 August 2017
Court ruling clears path for restart of Genkai units
A court in Japan has dismissed a request for an injunction against the restart of units 3 and 4 of Kyushu Electric Power Company's Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture. The court sided with the utility in deciding the units are safe to operate.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 13 June 2017
Kansai prepares Mihama 3 for 60 years of operation
Kansai Electric Power Company has decided to operate unit 3 of the Mihama nuclear power plant in Japan's Fukui Prefecture beyond 40 years. The company has drawn up a plan for safety improvement works at the unit, which has already received regulatory approval to operate for a further 20 years.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 8 June 2017
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