The Role
<Message from NSC Chair Atsuyuki Suzuki>
Jan 2010,Chair’s remark at the beginning of the new year
<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 Development of Nuclear Regulatory Activities in Japan. Key topics
are the Niigataken Chuetsu-oki Earthquake in 2007, Revision of the Fire
Protection Guide, Ageing Management and the Nuclear Safety Research Forum
2008.
Latest Topics (Unless linked, the information only in Japanese)
- Feb. 4, 2010
- 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
- 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
- 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） 
- 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
Seismic Safety
Radioactive Waste
Reprocessing
Prototype FBR Monju
