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Operator To Carry Out Additional Surveys On Underground Fault At Japan’s Tsuruga-2

By Kamen Kraev
27 August 2025

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Operator To Carry Out Additional Surveys On Underground Fault At Japan’s Tsuruga-2
Tsuruga-2, which initially began commercial operation in 1987, remains offline pending regulatory approval. Courtesy Wikimedia Creative Commons Licence.
Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC) is to carry out additional surveys related to an underground fault at Unit 2 of the Tsuruga nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, as it seeks to comply with post-Fukushima regulatory standards and revive plans to restart the unit

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