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Sweden, France to deepen cooperation on nuclear power, forestry

STORY: Sweden, France to deepen cooperation on nuclear power, forestry SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 30, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference (credit: Government Offices of Sweden) STORYLINE: Sweden and France are set to cooperate on nuclear power, forestry, and security, said French President Emmanuel Macron during a state visit to Sweden on Tuesday. "We have decided on certain guidelines when it comes to deepening our cooperation within the field of nuclear power, to phase out carbon dioxide to move towards a more carbon-neutral economy," Macron told a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Cooperation on nuclear power is important to the Swedish government, which in November said that the country would build new nuclear power output corresponding to ten large-scale reactors by 2045. Two of these are expected to be operational by 2035. Forests are also vital to fighting climate chan

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2 reactors to restart in Japan after getting local go-ahead

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Yuichiro Ito, governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, announces at a press conference on Nov. 7, 2014, that he gave the green light for restarting two nuclear reactors in the prefecture, setting the stage for them to become the first of the country's 48 offline commercial reactors to resume operation under new safety requirements compiled in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014, after the NRA approved the final version of its screening report on the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant under new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. With the approval, the two reactors in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, moved closer to becoming the first in the country to be restarted.

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Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in March 2014 shows two reactors at the Sendai power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The plant, operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. obtained a safety clearance from regulators on Sept. 10, 2014, becoming the first to meet new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Japan nuclear plant clears safety hurdle toward restarting

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, after the NRA approved a draft report required to resume the operations of two reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. The reactors are expected to become the first nuclear facility to restart under new safety standards introduced following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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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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On-site inspection at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Photo shows buildings containing the No. 3 reactor (R) and No. 4 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture on June 15, 2013. The Nuclear Regulation Authority conducted an on-site inspection the same day at the nuclear plant to assess whether the two reactors can meet new safety requirements coming into force in July.

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Qinshan nuclear plant

HAIYAN, China - The site of two new reactors under construction at the Qinshan nuclear power plant was shown to reporters at Haiyan County in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, on April 24, 2012.

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U.S. nuclear regulator OKs reactor construction

WASHINGTON, United States - Five commissioners of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission attend a hearing at the NRC headquarters in the suburbs of Washington on Feb. 9, 2012. The commission approved the construction of new nuclear reactors for the first time in 34 years, licensing two additional reactors at a plant in Georgia. The decision by a 4-1 vote, with the opposition cast by Chairman Gregory Jaczko (C), authorizes Westinghouse Electric Co., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corp., to build and operate the new reactors at Georgia's Vogtle nuclear plant.

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Chubu Electric decides to demolish 2 nuclear reactors

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Shizuoka Governor Yoshinobu Ishikawa (L) receives a report from Toshio Mita, president of Chubu Electric Power Co., at the prefectural government office on Dec. 22. Chubu Electric decided to decommission two old reactors at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, and to build a new reactor there.

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Chubu Electric decides to demolish 2 nuclear reactors

OMAEZAKi, Japan - Chubu Electric Power President Toshio Mita hands to Omaezaki Mayor Shigeo Ishihara at the city hall on Dec. 22 a plan to demolish two old reactors at the power company's Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, and to build a new one there.

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KEDO officials to meet on N. Korea nuclear project

NEW YORK, United States - Mikio Mori, of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, speaks to journalists following talks with officials from the United States, South Korea and the European Atomic Energy Community on technical issues concerning a U.S. proposal to call off the construction of two nuclear reactors for North Korea in New York on July 14.

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Chubu Electric decides to demolish 2 nuclear reactors

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Shizuoka Governor Yoshinobu Ishikawa (L) receives a report from Toshio Mita, president of Chubu Electric Power Co., at the prefectural government office on Dec. 22. Chubu Electric decided to decommission two old reactors at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, and to build a new reactor there. (Kyodo)

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Chubu Electric decides to demolish 2 nuclear reactors

OMAEZAKi, Japan - Chubu Electric Power President Toshio Mita hands to Omaezaki Mayor Shigeo Ishihara at the city hall on Dec. 22 a plan to demolish two old reactors at the power company's Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, and to build a new one there. (Kyodo)

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Regulators to examine Takahama reactors

File photo taken in January 2016 shows the Nos. 1 (R) and 2 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant on the Sea of Japan coast. It is expected that the Nuclear Regulation Authority will determine on April 20, 2016, whether the two units will be the first over 40 years of age to satisfy the new safety regulations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan court rules against running restarted nuclear reactors

People hold up banners in front of the Otsu District Court in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on March 9, 2016 to welcome the court's ruling that ordered Kansai Electric Power Co. not to operate two nuclear reactors at its Takahama plant despite their having cleared a set of new safety standards introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan court rules against running restarted nuclear reactors

People hold up a banner in front of the Otsu District Court in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on March 9, 2016 to welcome the court's ruling that ordered Kansai Electric Power Co. not to operate two nuclear reactors at its Takahama plant despite their having cleared a set of new safety standards introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan court rules against running restarted Takahama reactors

People hold up banners in front of the Otsu District Court in the western Japan prefecture of Shiga on March 9, 2016, to welcome the court's ruling that ordered Kansai Electric Power Co. not to operate two nuclear reactors at its Takahama plant despite their having cleared a set of new safety standards introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People oppose move to resume Takahama reactors

Campaigners express opposition to resuming operation of two idled reactors on Feb. 12, 2015, in front of the Nuclear Regulation Authority's Tokyo office. The regulator approved a report concluding that the Nos. 3 and 4 units of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant comply with new safety requirements. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People oppose move to resume Takahama reactors

Campaigners express opposition to resuming operation of two idled reactors on Feb. 12, 2015, in front of the Nuclear Regulation Authority's Tokyo office. The regulator approved a report concluding that the Nos. 3 and 4 units of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant comply with new safety requirements. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New robot to probe Fukushima nuclear reactors

A new remote-controlled robot equipped with two cameras to inspect the interior of containment vessels of nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant is shown to the press on Oct. 19, 2015, in the town of Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Qinshan nuclear plant

HAIYAN, China - The site of two new reactors under construction at the Qinshan nuclear power plant was shown to reporters at Haiyan County in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, on April 24, 2012. (Kyodo)

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U.S. nuclear regulator OKs reactor construction

WASHINGTON, United States - Five commissioners of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission attend a hearing at the NRC headquarters in the suburbs of Washington on Feb. 9, 2012. The commission approved the construction of new nuclear reactors for the first time in 34 years, licensing two additional reactors at a plant in Georgia. The decision by a 4-1 vote, with the opposition cast by Chairman Gregory Jaczko (C), authorizes Westinghouse Electric Co., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corp., to build and operate the new reactors at Georgia's Vogtle nuclear plant. (Kyodo)

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2 reactors to restart in Japan after getting local go-ahead

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Yuichiro Ito, governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, announces at a press conference on Nov. 7, 2014, that he gave the green light for restarting two nuclear reactors in the prefecture, setting the stage for them to become the first of the country's 48 offline commercial reactors to resume operation under new safety requirements compiled in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)

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Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014, after the NRA approved the final version of its screening report on the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant under new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. With the approval, the two reactors in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, moved closer to becoming the first in the country to be restarted. (Kyodo)

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Japan nuclear plant clears safety hurdle toward restarting

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, after the NRA approved a draft report required to resume the operations of two reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. The reactors are expected to become the first nuclear facility to restart under new safety standards introduced following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. (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)

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Operator may scrap 2 old nuclear reactors at Oi plant

File photo taken in May 18, 2017, shows Nos. 1 and 2 reactors of the Oi power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The plant's operator Kansai Electric Power Co. is thinking of scrapping two aging reactors at the complex as it may be too costly to upgrade equipment to meet new post-Fukushima crisis safety standards, a source close to the matter said Oct. 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Operator may scrap 2 old nuclear reactors at Oi plant

File photo taken in Jan. 18, 2017, shows Nos. 1 and 2 reactors of the Oi power plant in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The plant's operator Kansai Electric Power Co. is thinking of scrapping two aging reactors at the complex as it may be too costly to upgrade equipment to meet new post-Fukushima crisis safety standards, a source close to the matter said Oct. 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Genkai reactors to clear new safety standards

File photo taken in March 2015 shows the Nos. 3 (rear) and 4 nuclear reactors of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Saga. The Nuclear Regulation Authority will formally conclude on Jan. 18, 2017, that the two units satisfy new safety standards introduced following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reactors at Genkai nuclear plant

File photo taken March 2015 shows the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Saga. The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided on Nov. 9, 2016, the two reactors meet the new safety regulations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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KEDO officials to meet on N. Korea nuclear project

NEW YORK, United States - Mikio Mori, of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, speaks to journalists following talks with officials from the United States, South Korea and the European Atomic Energy Community on technical issues concerning a U.S. proposal to call off the construction of two nuclear reactors for North Korea in New York on July 14. (Kyodo)