Monju Nuclear Plant Operator Ordered To Stop Restart Preparation 72
AmiMoJo writes "Japan's nuclear regulator has ordered the operator of the Monju fast-breeder reactor to suspend preparation for its restart until measures are put in place for its proper maintenance and management. The regulators acted after finding the operator had missed checkups on about 10,000 pieces of equipment. They ordered that sufficient manpower and funds be allocated for maintenance and management. The reactor in Tsuruga City, central Japan, is at the center of the nation's nuclear-fuel recycling policy. But its operator has been hampered by a series of problems."
So, not a Tepco site (Score:5, Informative)
According to the Japan Times [japantimes.co.jp], the Japan Atomic Energy Agency runs the site. Well done for not allowing them to get away with the same old practices.