Fault below Tsuruga reactor is active

Fault below Tsuruga reactor is active

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka attends an NRT regular meeting in Tokyo on May 22, 2013. The NRT accepted an assessment that a reactor at the Tsuruga plant in western Japan sits above an active fault, making it increasingly difficult for the facility to resume operation.

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