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Utility yet to decide on scrapping Tsuruga reactor

The operator of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast says it has not decided whether to decommission one of the facility's reactors.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority said in an assessment meeting with experts on Monday that a fault directly under the Number 2 reactor is likely active. The assessment could lead to decommissioning of the reactor. Government guidelines prohibit building key nuclear power facilities above active faults.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, officials of Japan Atomic Power Company said it is studying what would make decommissioning unavoidable. They said the utility will consult other energy firms that buy power from it, as the matter could affect plans to raise electricity rates.
The utility's Vice President Hiroshi Masuda said it will provide a scientific explanation to the authority to win its approval for restarting the reactor.
Dec. 11, 2012 - Updated 11:58 UTC (20:58 JST)



N-plant operator questions regulator's assessment

The operator of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant on the Sea of Japan coast has asked a nuclear regulator to explain its assessment that faults running under one of the facility's reactors may be active.
Japan Atomic Power Company on Tuesday sent an open letter to the Nuclear Regulation Authority, saying its assessment is beyond comprehension.
On Monday, an NRA expert panel concluded that so-called crush zones under the Number 2 reactor of the plant in Fukui Prefecture may be active faults.
The firm asked the authority why it concluded that the nearby active Urasoko fault and a fault called D-1 that runs beneath the reactor could move together.
The company's Vice President Hiroshi Masuda said he understands that the authority makes judgments based on science, and that he hopes it will provide scientific responses.
A senior official of the NRA secretariat says the authority will examine the letter and respond.
Government guidelines prohibit building key nuclear power facilities over active faults. If fissures lying beneath the Tsuruga plant's reactor are officially determined to be active, the plant may have to be scrapped.
Dec. 11, 2012 - Updated 11:32 UTC (20:32 JST)

Japan, Belarus to sign pact on nuclear disaster

Japan and Belarus will conclude a pact that helps the 2 countries tackle problems caused by nuclear accidents. Both are still suffering from the aftereffects of nuclear disasters.
The pact will be signed this week. The Japanese government initiated the move after last year's accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Belarus was severely contaminated by fallout from the 1986 Chernobyl accident in Ukraine in the former Soviet Union. The country is located to the north of Ukraine.
It's expected the agreement will call for exchanges between experts from the 2 countries who would conduct surveys of the accident sites.
It would also enable both nations to share information on the impact of radiation exposure to health, and soil contamination issues.
In April, Japan signed a similar pact with Ukraine.