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Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission has decided on Thursday that it will revise the nuclear power plant earthquake-resistance satndards,which was decided last year.This decision came after the severe damages at the Kashiwazaki-kariwa nuclear power plant of Tepco,caused by the recent Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake.The tremor there at the time was more than expected.This gave a serious shock to the people concerend.The new satndards likely will oblige the operators of neclear power plants to disclose the possibility that a big accident occurs.And also, the operators are forced to implement several measures for strengthening decrepit(old) facilities to be sufficient for the new satndards.
Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission has decided on Thursday that it will revise the nuclear power plant earthquake-resistance satndards,which was decided last year.This decision came after the severe damages at the Kashiwazaki-kariwa nuclear power plant of Tepco,caused by the recent Niigata Prefecture Chuetsu Offshore Earthquake.The tremor there at the time was more than expected.This gave a serious shock to the people concerend.The new satndards likely will oblige the operators of neclear power plants to disclose the possibility that a big accident occurs.And also, the operators are forced to implement several measures for strengthening decrepit(old) facilities to be sufficient for the new satndards.