Status
JAPAN
  • Staff training and Y2K contingency plan set in accordance with government's Y2K Action Plan
  • All Japanese Electric Power Companies prepared for sudden Y2K-related power fluctuations; covers all forms of power generation and fossil fuels, hydropower, nuclear
  • Potential problems in some computer systems (process-related) of nuclear plants identified

OVERVIEW
53 operational nuclear power plants
Two nuclear power plants under construction
Two nuclear power plants shut down
Source: IAEA PRIS

CONTACT POINT
Y2K Link:
Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
+81-3-3581-4075
+81-3-3592-0157
Web Site
http://www.kantei.go.jp/

MORE REPORTS

NUSAFE Y2K pages
Reported Y2K Status
Attended the IAEA Workshop on Y2K Contingency Planning , November 1999
    Answered the IAEA Y2K Questionnaire , Earlier 1999
    IAEA On-Site Missions
    None
    Media Reports
    2 Jan. 2000/REUTERS: "Focus-Japan Nuclear Power Glitches Cleared Up"
    13 Dec. 1999/Wall Street Journal: "Nuclear Power Plants Appear Y2K-Ready"
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