Tsuruga’s No. 2 reactor, along with the Tokai No. 2 nuclear power plant in Ibaraki Prefecture, are currently the two wings of Japan Atomic Power.

Officials in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, attempting to promote their city as a tourist destination, received a rude shock recently when a survey showed its image was less one of natural beauty and ...

This has been offline since 2011. Japan’s Tsuruga-2 Nuclear Power Plant has been found to be non-compliant with national regulatory standards, and thus cannot be restarted after being offline ...

Japan's nuclear regulator has disqualified the country's Tsuruga No. 2 reactor from restarting for the first time under post-Fukushima safety standards.The Nuclear Regulation Authority announced ...

This began operation in 1970. Japan Atomic Power Co. (JAPC) has delayed the completion of the decommissioning of its Tsuruga-1 Nuclear Power Plant, moving back the original schedule by seven years ...

Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga nuclear power plant No.1 reactor is seen in Tsuruga, Fukui prefecture, July 2, 2011. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo.

This year has so far seen 18 swimmers bitten at several beaches in the Fukui region, according to the local Tsuruga coast guard, which logged just a handful of injuries related to dolphins in each ...

Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga nuclear power plant No.1 reactor is seen in Tsuruga, Fukui prefecture, July 2, 2011. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab ...

Japan’s nuclear regulator said that the Tsuruga No. 2 reactor, operated by Japan Atomic Power Co., doesn’t meet mandatory regulatory standards due to a potentially active earthquake fault line ...

The NRA's draft report on the Tsuruga atomic power plant states that the fault under reactor 2 is probably active, effectively condemning the complex to the scrap heap.