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2 more nuclear reactors in Japan pass checks, safety, public concern still major issues

​Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) approved an assessment on Wednesday to restart two reactors in Saga Prefecture, western Japan, although public concern remains regarding the safety of the plant if operator Kyushu Electric reboots the reactors.

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Japan's nuclear authority sets new safety requirements for reactors

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority officially decided Wednesday on the country's new safety requirements for nuclear reactors in an effort to prevent recurrences of disasters that happened at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in 2011.