Ohi plant will fall under new safety rules

Japan's nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved a set of safety guidelines power companies must follow to prepare for emergencies, including natural disasters.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority says the new guidelines will be effective from July.

A lingering question has been how the new standards would be applied to 2 nuclear reactors currently operating in Ohi, western Japan.

NRA decided last month not to apply the new safety guidelines to them until their regular inspections later this year.

But the NRA says it plans to examine how well the 2 Ohi reactors meet the new standards before the new rules come into effect in July.
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