Regulator calls for replacing Monju reactor operator

Regulator calls for replacing Monju reactor operator

The Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka (L) hands over a recommendation paper to Hiroshi Hase, science minister, on Nov. 13, 2015, in Tokyo, urging Hase to appoint a new entity to run the trouble-prone Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor, rather than leaving it to the government-backed Japan Atomic Energy Agency, to bolster safety management operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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