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NRA commissioner at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Akira Ishiwatari (2nd from L) checks the samples collected in a fault lines survey at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 30, 2014.

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New nuclear regulator attends press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Geologist Akira Ishiwatari attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014, after becoming a commissioner at Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority. Ishiwatari, a former Tohoku University professor, will oversee the assessment of earthquake and tsunami hazards that could affect nuclear plants.

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NRA commissioner nominee vows to make scientific judgments

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Ishiwatari, a Tohoku University professor and geologist, tells reporters in Tokyo on June 13, 2014, he thinks it is "natural to make scientific judgments on the basis of data" about whether nuclear reactors are safe to be restarted under the framework of new safety regulations. Ishiwatari is one of the government's nominees to replace two of the five commissioners of the Nuclear Regulation Authority.

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Diet OKs nominees for nuclear regulatory body commissioners

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Akira Ishiwatari, a Tohoku University professor and geologist, who was approved by Japan's parliament for the post of Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner on June 11, 2014.

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NRA commissioner inspects geological strata in western Japan

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Akira Ishiwatari (R) inspects samples of geological strata at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2015. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA commissioner inspects geological strata in western Japan

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Akira Ishiwatari (3rd from R) inspects samples of geological strata at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2015. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA commissioner inspects fault near Shimane nuclear plant

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Akira Ishiwatari (R) listens to a Chugoku Electric Power Co. official's explanation on Oct. 29, 2015, during an inspection to confirm the length of the Shinji Fault near the utility's Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA commissioner inspects geological layers in Matsue

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Akira Ishiwatari (L) inspects geological layers in Matsue on Oct. 29, 2015, during an inspection to confirm the length of the Shinji Fault near the utility's Shimane nuclear power plant in the western Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA commissioner at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Akira Ishiwatari (2nd from L) checks the samples collected in a fault lines survey at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 30, 2014. (Kyodo)

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NRA commissioner nominee vows to make scientific judgments

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Ishiwatari, a Tohoku University professor and geologist, tells reporters in Tokyo on June 13, 2014, he thinks it is "natural to make scientific judgments on the basis of data" about whether nuclear reactors are safe to be restarted under the framework of new safety regulations. Ishiwatari is one of the government's nominees to replace two of the five commissioners of the Nuclear Regulation Authority. (Kyodo)