Survey: No nuclear plants meet new safety standards

[kristopher]

None of Japan’s 16 nuclear power plants has satisfied the government's proposed new safety standards, making them ineligible to be restarted in the near future, according to an Asahi Shimbun survey.

For nine of the plants, operators even said they cannot tell when they can meet the new requirements being drafted by the Nuclear Regulation Authority.

The Asahi Shimbun contacted 10 electric utilities to check the progress in safety precautions they have made since the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in March 2011.

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But Toyoshi Fuketa, an NRA commissioner in charge of the safety standards, said no utilities may be ready to submit applications for screening in July due to delays in implementing safety measures...

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201302240052

Japan has 50 reactors at 16 plants (excluding Fukushima)

[bananas]

1. But Abe and the conservatives want to restart them anyway. nt

[kristopher]

2. Wingnuts are everywhere

Just like gun control here, more than 90% want to move away from nuclear. Yet what do these pols do - rush to embrace nuclear as tightly as they can!

And just like guns here, you can bet there is a corrupt motive behind it.

[kristopher]

3. Kick.