The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has delivered a Preliminary Summary Report to Japanese officials based on a review of Japan’s process for assessing nuclear safety at its nuclear power plants.
On a request from the Japanese government, a ten-member IAEA expert mission completed the review on Tuesday.
During its nine-day mission, the IAEA team held meetings in Tokyo with officials from Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), the Japanese Nuclear Energy Safety Organization and the Kansai Electric Power Company. The experts visited the Ohi Nuclear Power Station to see an example of how Japan’s Comprehensive Safety Assessment is being implemented by nuclear operators.
“We concluded that NISA’s instructions to power plants and its review process for the Comprehensive Safety Assessments are generally consistent with IAEA Safety Standards,” said team leader James Lyons, Director of the IAEA’s Nuclear Installation Safety Division.
