Japan to 'stress test' all nuclear reactors

July 06, 2011 14:45

Almost four months after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Japan said today it would run "stress tests" on all its nuclear reactors. The atomic accident was sparked by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

The ongoing crisis, the world's worst atomic accident since Chernobyl 25 years ago, has ignited debate in Japan about the safety of nuclear power, which before the disaster accounted for a third of its electricity needs.

The centre-left government ordered a round of initial tests on the quake-prone country's other atomic plants after the disaster, and said the new stress tests aimed to reassure the public that the facilities are safe.

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