TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's nuclear watchdog formally decided Wednesday that a reactor in central Japan has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart, in the first such case since the regulatory body's founding after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority said it confirmed its decision made in August not to approve the safety of the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga plant, operated by Japan Atomic Power, due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the offline unit. The NRA had also solicited public comments.
