Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Relaxes “No Return Rule” “Carefully considers”

With the issue of securing human resources responsible for nuclear regulation, Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka stated at a press conference that ``regulatory independence is extremely important,'' regarding the ``no-return rule'' that does not allow Nuclear Regulation Authority employees to be transferred to nuclear energy promotion departments, and expressed his intention to carefully consider whether to relax it in the future.