Newsline. Experts with Japans Nuclear Regulation Authority are getting closer to determining whether the only operating Nuclear Plant in the country can keep generating power. They carried out a second inspection at the ohi plant to figure out if an active fault runs beneath the facility. The five member team returned to ohi to inspect a trench the nra had ordered Plant Operator Kansai Electric to double the length of the trench after the first onsite inspection in november. Crews dug it to 100 meters. Representatives of the Nuclear Watchdog say they will ask Kansai Electric to shut down the plant if inspectors conclude an active fault runs underneath it. Government guidelines ban the construction of key Nuclear Facilities on active faults. Kansai electric executives insist land slips and not a fault caused the fissures below ohi. After fridays inspection, the shik zach shimazaki said they will look for answers. Translator well carefully analyze what we saw today. It wont be an easy ta
States and south korea to impose additional sanctions, but tokyos Ambassador Says the three countries are too distant from chinas position to permit dialog. The u. N. General assembly has adopted a resolution about north koreas human rights violations. They include torture and public executions. The text also urges the north korean government to resolve the abduction of japanese citizens and other foreign nationals. A north korean diplomat has dismissed the document as political fabrication. Not up to the minute. But staterun media has been much faster in reporting the rules of south koreas president ial election than they have been in the past. The brief reports thursday, the day after the election, and friday. They said park had won a tight race. Compare that with what happened five years ago. North korean media waited to report the results 2 1 2 months after election day. A cautious attitude over another conservative leader in the south. They say quicker reporting this time suggests
Welcome to nhk world newsline. North korea launched on december 12th what it describe as a satellite carrying rocket. More than a week later, the International Community seems unable to agree on how to respond. The United Nations initially condemned the launch as a clear violation of Security Council resolutions because it involved Ballistic Missile technology. China opposes a legally binding resolution. The permanent member of the Security Council argues such a move could prompt north korea to carry out another nuclear test. Japan is working with the United States and south korea to impose additional sanctions, but tokyos Ambassador Says the three countries are too distant from chinas position to permit dialog. The u. N. General assembly has adopted a resolution about north koreas human rights violations. The document expresses serious concern about what it describes as systemic and or systematic and widespread human rights violations. They include torture and public executions. The t
Representatives of the Nuclear Watchdog say they will ask Kansai Electric to shut down the plant if inspectors conclude an active fault runs underneath it. Government guidelines ban the construction of key Nuclear Facilities on active faults. Kansai electric executives insist land slips and not a fault caused the fissures below ohi. After fridays inspection, the shik zach shimazaki said they will look for answers. Translator well carefully analyze what we saw today. It wont be an easy task determining what it is. The team of experts will be back at the plant on saturday. Then they will meet early next year to produce an assessment based on the results of their inspection. Nra experts are checking the ground beneath a number of power plants in this earthquakeprone country. Their reports on some of them could keep the facilities off line for the future or forever. Nra teams say they found one active fault under tsuruga nuclear compound. The fault runs along side reactors one and two. And
Reporter mikio haruna, a visiting professor at waseda university, is an expert on public records. He says the proposed bill is dated. Translator it focuses on the protection of secrets. The government needs to disclose information and guarantee the right to know. Reporter government leaders want to enact the bill as soon as possible to make sure that proposed National Security council can operate smoothly. But first, they must answer questions in the diet. Yoshitaka hirauchi, nhk world, tokyo. Prime minister abe said its vital that the diet pass the two bills during the current session. He was speaking at a Plenary Session of the lower house. Abe says the National Security council would strengthen the command functions of the Prime Ministers office. He says this is important at a time when the security environment is getting more severe. Abe also says that for the new security body to function effectively, legal and other systems must be in place to protect government information and s