Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, March 19, 2012

Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission: Ohi Reactors 3, 4 Safe to Restart

Industry/Regulatory/Political

• Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission said last week that Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Ohi reactors 3 and 4 are safe to restart. The commissioners and a team of outside experts agreed with the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency that KEPCO’s stress test results for the reactors are satisfactory. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and three cabinet ministers will use the NSC…