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IAEA reviews Japan's nuclear restart process
IAEA reviews Japan's nuclear restart process

A team of international nuclear safety experts has reviewed Japan's plans to confirm the safety of its nuclear plants as dire economic conditions grip the country's power industry.

Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 31 January 2012
IAEA double-checks Japanese tests
IAEA double-checks Japanese tests
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A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency has kicked off its review of Japanese nuclear safety tests with a series of open meetings in Japan.

Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Post-Fukushima era begins for France
Post-Fukushima era begins for France
EDF's fleet of 58 reactors needs upgrades 'as quickly as possible' to be sufficiently robust in extreme situations, said France's nuclear safety regulator.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Finnish reactors pass stress tests
Finnish reactors pass stress tests
Loviisa 1 and 2Stress tests at Finland's nuclear power plants show that no major modifications are needed, utilities Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) have told the Finnish nuclear regulator.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Stress tests take on Fukushima lessons
Stress tests take on Fukushima lessons
European regulators have been publishing progress reports on the program of stress tests being carried out at nuclear power plants in response to the Fukushima accident.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 19 September 2011
First Japanese reactor resumes normal operation
First Japanese reactor resumes normal operation
CLARIFIED: Unit 3 at the Tomari nuclear power plant on Japan's northern Hokkaido island has resumed operation after a periodic inspection. It is the first reactor to be restarted in the country since the 11 March earthquake and tsunami.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 17 August 2011
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