TOKYO Japan said Wednesday it will perform "Stress Tests" on nuclear power plants of the country to facilitate increased concerns about disaster preparedness, after which caused this year's tsunami of the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.
The 11 March earthquake and tsunami in the north-eastern Japan knocked out makes in Fukushima Dai-Ichi work, send it in the direction of meltdown in a crisis, the engineers always still struggling included. The operators came under heavy criticism not sufficient for the disasters to prepare.
The Government ordered already exhaustive safety checks on the country 54 nuclear reactors, which after the disaster, and it was not immediately clear what additional measures would be added by the stress tests.
Officials some of the details provided,. However, Minister of economy, trade and industry Banri Kaieda new security checks of the facilities are measuring defense against extreme events as big earthquake said.
"There is no change in our view, it is safe," said Kaieda, adding that the tests are supposed to offer more calm residents.
The Japan's reactors remain offline more than two-thirds. Utilities with plants that were down for safety reviews, after the crisis, or that have been already offline due to maintenance work reserved them due to public fear and restart anti-nuclear protests.
A major on the southwestern island of Kyushu last week approved the resumption of operations at the two nuclear reactors in his town of Genkai, what the first reboot of hit since the crisis of Fukushima plant would be. But the latest announcement is likely to delay this process.
The Governor of Prefecture that saga, where Genkai, yet his own approval Add. He said on Wednesday that he would hold to a final decision to make, to results of new tests available, was according to Kyodo News Agency.
Kaieda said that ordered after the European Union to the 143 nuclear power plants in the region after the crisis Fukushima will take over Japan's stress tests elements of which.
These ratings, the June 1 started, to the effects of natural and man-made events such as plane crash and terrorist attacks be taken into account.
Kaieda said that Japan's stress tests will include also ideas from Japanese regulatory authorities and residents.
Nuclear power generates about 30 percent of Japan's electricity. If nuclear reactors currently for maintenance face delays in the resumption of the operation down, could in the coming months a deficit makes the land face. But Kaieda down, ensure such.
He said "I'll take this responsibility, that there are no power supply problems,".
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