Nuclear regulator defers giving safety OK to idle Tepco reactors

Nuclear regulator defers giving safety OK to idle Tepco reactors

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka (L) attends on Sept. 13, 2017, its regular meeting in Tokyo, during which the nuclear safety watchdog deferred giving safety clearance to two idle reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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