An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of up to 10 international experts will visit Japan from Dec. 1-5 to review the ongoing assessment of the impact of an earthquake that hit the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant last year, an IAEA press release said Tuesday.
The IAEA fact-finding mission will study the ongoing evaluation by Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), and the owner of the plant, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), on the integrity of the plant structure and its components.
The team will also review the re-appraisal of seismic safety at the plant based on newly defined seismic hazard assessments.
Findings of the forthcoming mission will be provided to NISA, TEPCO and Japanese authorities, and will also be distributed to experts internationally.
The seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant, the world's largest, has remained closed since the earthquake on July 16, 2007.
This will be the third assessment of the plant by the IAEA at the request of Japan. The first two reports were published in January and August 2008 respectively.
In addition to the previous safety review missions, the IAEA also held an international workshop in Japan in June this year on seismic safety of nuclear power plants worldwide.
Source: Xinhua
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