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Japanese government seeks to allow nuclear reactors to operate for 80 years

Japanese authorities on Wednesday proposed that the safety of nuclear
plants aged 30 years or older be checked at least once a decade to obtain
approval for continued operation.

The proposal from the Nuclear Regulation
Authority came as the government seeks to scrap a rule that limits the
operating life of reactors to a maximum of 60 years. The regulator said the
proposed mandatory safety checks should also be applied to nuclear reactors
in use for more than 60 years.

It means that if the safety is confirmed,
Japan may be able to authorize nuclear plants to run for 80 years, as in
the United States. “The (proposed) regulations will be much stricter than
the current system,” Shinsuke Yamanaka, chairman of the nuclear watchdog,
said at a press conference. “It is our responsibility to regulate
properly.”

Japan Today 3rd Nov 2022

https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-japan-aging-nuclear-plants-may-be-checked-at-least-once-a-decade

November 3, 2022 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Japan, politics