Impacts and challenges for Japanese nuclear operators as a result of legislative change to extend the legal lifetime of nuclear power plants in Japan

The purpose of nuclear regulation is not to impede the sound development of industry's competitiveness. Therefore, the regulations must be coherent, transparent and most of all, logical.On May 31st, 2023, a bill including rules to change the legal lifetime of nuclear power plants was approved a...

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Main Author: Tomoko Murakami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Heliyon
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024011526