Radiation News Roundup February 17, 2014 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
