The Role
<NSC Roles> Our role is to administer the function of safety regulation by the nuclear regulatory organizations and thereby to ensure and enhance safety in utilization of nuclear energy and use of nuclear fuel and materials.
Activities in Highlight
Recent Nuclear Regulatory Activities in Japan. Key topics are: Basic Policy of the Nuclear Safety Commission, Issues relevant to Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake and the seismic safety, Regulatory survey, Standards and guides, and Nuclear Safety Research Forum 2010.
Latest Topics (Unless linked, the information only in Japanese)
- August 30, 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-28) Views on the evaluation of seismic safety of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Unit No. 5 of TEPCO: Evaluation of seismic safety of important seismic safety related buildings, structures, equipment and pipelines on the basis of the basic earthquake ground motion Ss.
- August 30, 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-27) Views on the integrity evaluation of facilities of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Unit No. 5 of TEPCO
- July 29, 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-22) Views on function test and evaluation of the overall plant of Kahiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 of TEPCO
- July 15, 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-21) On the Research Fields for the Nuclear Safety Research Enhancement Actions for FY2010 (in relation to NSC Decision 2010 D-8)
- July 15, 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-20) Opinion statements and general audience with regard to the (NSC 2010 D-18) Public Hearing regarding the establishment of the reactor at Higashidori Nuclear Power Station of TEPCO
- June. 14. 2010
- Deficient Inspection at the Shimane Nuclear Power Station and Future Actions to be Implemented
- June. 10. 2010
- White Paper on Nuclear Safety 2009 in English has been uploaded
- May. 28. 2010
- Start of application for opinion statements and general audience with regard to the (NSC 2010 D-18) Public Hearing regarding the establishment of the reactor at Higashidori Nuclear Power Station of TEPCO
- May. 20. 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-18) Public Hearing regarding the establishment of the reactor at Higashidori Nuclear Power Station of TEPCO
- April. 26. 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-13) NSC Views on the evaluation of the interim report on the seismic safety of Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in response to the revision of Regulatory Guide for Reviewing Seismic Design
- April. 20. 2010
- Two new Commissioners took office (H. Madarame and S.Shiroya) as of today, replacing former Chairman A. Suzuki and CommissionerK. Soda at the end of their terms. Please visit http://www.nsc.go.jp/NSCenglish/aboutus/commissioners.htm for the new NSCmembers.
- April. 19. 2010
- Chair's Views on Affirming the Approvals of the Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Business and the Spent Fuel Storage Business
- April. 19. 2010
- (Reports) `On the permission of nuclear fuel substance fabrication in the Reprocessing Business Division of Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited’ and ` On the permission of spent fuel storage undertaking at the Recycle Fuel Stockpile Center of Recycle Fuel Storage Company’
- April. 15. 2010
- Chair’s Complementary Remarks to the NSC Views on the Confirmatory Results of Facility Integrities and Seismic Safety Evaluation Results of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Unit 1
- April. 15. 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-12) The NSC Views on the Seismic Safety Evaluation of Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 of Tokyo Electric Power Company (Seismic Safety Evaluation of Buildings and Structures, Components and Piping Systems Important to Seismic Safety Based on Design Basis Earthquake Ground Motion Ss)
- April. 15. 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-11) The NSC views on the NISA report on its assessment of facility integrities at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 1 of TEPCO
- April. 6. 2010
- White Paper on Nuclear Safety - Featured Subject: Nuclear Safety to be Expected in the Environmental Age - Past Ten Years and the Future Ten Years
- Mar. 30. 2010
- On the Occasion of Publication of White Paper on Nuclear Safety by Minister of State Hiroshi Nakai
- Mar. 30. 2010
- Introduction of NSC Chair in White Paper on Nuclear Safety for 2009 ‘Nuclear Safety in the Age of Environment`
- Mar. 30. 2010
- Remarks of NSC Deputy Chair and Commissioners in the White Paper on Nuclear Safety for 2009
- Mar. 30. 2010
- White Paper on Nuclear Safety for 2009 has been published.
- Mar. 25. 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-9) On the Research Fields for the Nuclear Safety Research Enhancement Actions
- Mar. 25. 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-8) Basic Policy for Implementing the Nuclear Safety Research Enhancement Actions
- Mar. 18, 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-4) Views on ‘The Evaluation of Seismic Safety of Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor Monju of Independent Administrative Institution Japan Atomic Energy Agency on the Basis of the Revised Seismic Design Examination Guide’
- Mar. 18, 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-5) Views on ‘The Evaluation of Seismic Safety of Genkai Nuclear Power Station Unit No. 3 of Kyushu Electric Power Company on the Basis of the Revised Seismic Design Examination Guide’
- Mar. 18, 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-6) Views on ‘The Evaluation of Seismic Safety of Sendai Nuclear Power Station Unit No. 1 of Kyushu Electric Power Company on the Basis of the Revised Seismic Design Examination Guide’
- Mar. 18, 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-7) Views on ‘The Evaluation of Seismic Safety of Shimane Nuclear Power Station Units Nos. 1 and 2 of Chugoku Electric Power Company on the Basis of the Revised Seismic Design Examination Guide’
- Mar. 18, 2010
- Chair’s Remarks on the Issuance of NSC Decisions with Regard to the Results of Seismic Safety Evaluation on ‘Monju’, ‘Genkai’, ‘Sendai’, and ‘Shimane’
- Feb. 22, 2010
- NSC Approval: On the Confirmation of the Comprehensive Safety Inspection of Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor Monju
- Feb. 4, 2010
- (NSC 2010 D-3) Further activities requested to the licensee and regulatory body on the basis of the actions and report with regard to the comprehensive inspection of safety of the Fast Prototype Reactor MONJU
- Jan. 25,2010
- (NSC 2010 D-1) Views on the evaluation of seismic safety of Ikata Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 of Shikoku Electric Power Co. in response to the revised Seismic Safety Design Review Guide (Decision of the Basic Seismic Ground Motion and Seismic Safety Evaluation of the Main Facilities)
- Jan. 25, 2010
- Chair’s remarks: Issuing as an NSC decision ‘Views on the evaluation of seismic safety of Ikata Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 of Shikoku Electric Power Co. in response to the revised Seismic Safety Design Review Guide (Decision of the Basic Seismic Ground Motion and Seismic Safety Evaluation of the Main Facilities)’
- Jan. 14, 2010
- Announcement on the Nuclear Safety Research Forum NSRF2010
- Jan. 7, 2010
- Chair’s remark at the beginning of the new year
Latest Publications (Available in English） 
- March 2010
- White Paper on Nuclear Safety 2009: Featured Subject: Nuclear Safety to be Expected in the Environmental Age - Past Ten Years and the Future Ten Years
- March 2009
- White Paper on Nuclear Safety 2007/2008: Activities for ensuring the seismic safety on the basis of lessons learned from the Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake
- Sep 01, 2009
- Review of Safety Margins for Reactor Emergency Shut-down by Control Rod Insertion (report)
- Sep 01, 2009
- Safety Margins of Reactor Emergency Shutdown by Rod Insertion (Reference)
- Jul 03, 2008
- Eleven regulatory guides regarding LWR, FBR and the fuel cycles have been translated into English
- May 15, 2008
- NSGRG T-EN-II.02 Guideline for Environmental Radiation Monitoring (New Version)
- Jan 28, 2008
- The NSC views on the NISA report on its assessment based on the impacts due to the Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki earthquake in 2007
(1) The in-house fire brigade system, notification and delivery of relevant information - Dec 27, 2007
- NSCRG L-DS-I.03 Regulatory Guide for Reviewing Fire Protection of Light Water Nuclear Power Reactor Facilities (revised)
- Nov 30, 2007
- 2006 White Paper on nuclear safety
- Aug 20, 2007
- First response upon receipt of the IAEA SEISMIC SAFETY EXPERT MISSION Report on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station
- Jul 30, 2007
- The NSC views on, and future actions to take for, the impacts due to the Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake in 2007
- Jul 19, 2007
- Chairman's Statement on the Safety Impacts on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station due to the Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake ins 2007
- May 24 2007
- NSCRG T-EP-II.01 Regulatory Guide: Emergency Preparedness for Nuclear Facilities
- Apr 2, 2007
- Nuclear Safety Commission - Striving for Nuclear Safety (Pamphlet)
Seismic Safety
Radioactive Waste
Reprocessing
Prototype FBR Monju
