Japan nuclear reactors restart: FoE Japan urgent request to halt vetting procedures and review new nuclear safety standards

Friends of the Earth Japan and the Citizens Group to Watch Nuclear Regulations issued a request to Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) to halt the vetting of nuclear reactors for restart and fundamentally review safety standards following a Fukui District Court injunction against the Takahama nuclear power plant.

• The Fukui District Court issued an injunction on April 14, 2015, preventing the restart of reactors No. 3 and 4 at the Takahama nuclear power plant, owned by Kansai Electric Power Co., because the plant is not subject to new safety regulations and remains vulnerable.
• The Fukui District Court identified specific technical vulnerabilities that must be addressed to reduce risk, including the need for seismic isolation buildings, better seismic resistance for monitoring equipment, and the upgrading of external power and main water supplies to S-class seismic standards.
• The court ruling concluded that Japan's new regulatory standards lack rationality and are insufficient to ensure safety, stating that compliance with these standards does not guarantee that a serious disaster would be avoided during a rare event.
• Friends of the Earth Japan and the Citizens Group to Watch Nuclear Regulations demand that the NRA stop all current vetting procedures for reactor restarts and conduct a fundamental review of safety standards, incorporating the opinions of citizens and experts.

APA

admin (2015). Japan nuclear reactors restart: FoE Japan urgent request to halt vetting procedures and review new nuclear safety standards. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/japan-nuclear-reactors-restart/

Chicago

admin. Japan nuclear reactors restart: FoE Japan urgent request to halt vetting procedures and review new nuclear safety standards. Friends of the Earth International, 2015. https://www.foei.org/japan-nuclear-reactors-restart/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2015japan, author = {admin}, title = {{Japan nuclear reactors restart: FoE Japan urgent request to halt vetting procedures and review new nuclear safety standards}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2015}, month = apr, url = {https://www.foei.org/japan-nuclear-reactors-restart/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }