[NHK] NRA to question TEPCO executives

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[NHK]

Japan’s nuclear regulatory body is set to question executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company about its policy to ensure safety at its nuclear plants.

The Nuclear Regulation Authority, or NRA, held a meeting on Wednesday and discussed a recent series of problems at nuclear plants operated by TEPCO.

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Other troubles and violations of the law have been reported since the nuclear accident in Fukushima in March last year.

On Tuesday last week, water leakage was reported on a line that purifies wastewater at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

NRA’s Chairman Shunichi Tanaka said that his organization will question company executives about the matter.

Tanaka said that TEPCO has a systematic problem and that he cannot dispel concerns over its safety awareness.

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