Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, October 15, 2012

Japan’s Regulator to Review Reactor Restart Requests, Formulate New Severe Accident Regulations

Industry/Regulatory/Political

• The five commissioners heading Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) unanimously agreed last week to formulate new severe accident regulations for nuclear energy facilities, in line with the country’s atomic energy law that parliament amended in June. Accident scenarios to be covered will include terrorist actions as well as earthquakes and tsunamis. The NRA said draft regulations will be…