Japan eases timeline for creating nuclear plant anti-terrorism facilities

The Nuclear Regulation Authority has approved a plan to ease a rule on the deadline for installing anti-terrorism facilities at nuclear power plants.

Under the country’s new regulatory standards for nuclear plants, operators are obliged to complete facilities to deal with specific severe incidents, such as terrorist attacks, within five years, starting from when regulatory approval is given to a construction plan at a nuclear plant.

At a meeting Wednesday, the NRA gave the green light to change the start of the five-year period to when a nuclear reactor begins operation.