Kansai Electric Power Co. wants to fire up its Takahama nuclear plant as soon as possible, but it has cleared only one hurdle in securing a green light from regulators. japantimes.co.jp TEPCO issued the threat of a rate hike if they were not allowed to restart their reactors at Kashiwazaki Kariwa. fukuleaks.org Quake of near Magnitude 7 hits off northeast Japan. enenews.com Additional inspections at Electrabel's Doel 3 and Tihange 2 power reactors have revealed more extensive flaking within their reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) than previously identified, the Belgian regulator has announced. world-nuclear-news.org
