tepco's managing executive officer takafumi anegawa said niigata's governor has asked that the use of such vents be approved by the prefecture. he said he will relay that request to regulatory agency officials. a team of 80 experts at the regulatory agency is screening applications for six other plants with pressurized water reactors. this is the first time applications for boiling water reactors have been subject to such review. >>> the kashiwazaki-kariwa plant is the world's largest in terms of total output. it has seven reactors. they've been idle for up to six years, but before they're put back online, the company has to prove that the reactors will be safe in the event of an accident. nhk world's chiaki ishikawa has more. >> reporter: the governor of niigata prefecture has long opposed the restart. but hirohiko izumida changed his mind on thursday, after taking into account concerns about the local economy. however, he attached conditions. >> translator: i suggested tepco not use filtered vents to ensure people's safety. >> reporter: izumida says no matter how well the vents work

he hopes the niigata prefectural authority will give its consent. >> translator: i want to establish once and for all, is tepco in a hurry to seek the government's safety screening? >> translator: certainly. we need checks, first of all, by someone who is knowledgeable about the plant. >> the governor has signaled he's willing to look at the tepco documents, but he gave no indication he will consent to safety checks or to restarting reactors. the fukushima daiichi disaster has put tepco deeply in the red. the utility has learned it will have to find another $10 billion to deal with contaminated water and decommission the plant's daichi plant's reactors. tepco currently has to rely on thermal plants, which means big outlays in fuel costs. it hopes getting the reactors back online at kashiwazaki kariwa will give it some breathing space. >>> members of the u.n. security council are struggling to find common ground on syria. foreign ministers from the five permanent members are trying to agree on a resolution demanding that syria eliminate its chemical weapons. the top diplomats from the

the reactors are part of the nuclear power plant in niigata in central japan. tepco officials submitted an application. rules that went into effect in july require that boiling water reactors like those at the plant have filtered vents. such vents are designed to release pressure in reactor containment vessels during emergencies while limiting the emission of radioactive substances. tepco's managing executive officer said niigata's governor has asked that the use of such vents be approved by the prefecture. he said he will relay that request to raegulatory agency officials. a team of 80 experts at the regulatory agency is screening application for six other plants with pressurized water reactors. this is the first time applications for boiling water reactors have been subject to such review. >>> the head of the u.n.'s nuclear watch dog is telling japan to follow international standards tass monitors levels of radiation in sea water off the damaged nuclear plant. yumio amano spoke about the leaks of contaminated water from fukushima daiichi. >> translator: it is

operator tokyo electric power company is again trying to persuade niigata's governor to support restarting two of its six reactors. they want the approval for government safety checks to the reactors. the last time they met in july,

but they need the consent of the governor of niigata prefecture. he has criticized tepco officials for rushing to get the plant back on-line. he accused them of installing new vents without informing the local government. the tepco chief asked him to look through paperwork that shows what managers are doing to meet new safety guidelines. >> translator: please accept these documents and give us your permission to install the vents. >> reporter: the governor accepted the documents but gave no indication he will change his position. >> translator: i've asked this question before and i'll ask it again. which is more important for tepco, money or safety? >> reporter: he is skeptical about the new vents. they are supposed to relieve pressure in reactors but he says they'll end up releasing radioactive material in the count countryside. >>> the president of iran says he's determined to address a long-running source of tension. rowhani is in new york to attend the united nations general assembly. he told "the washington post" newspaper that he wants to str

as for the big gainer, tenco jumped 6.6% after niigata authorities allowed tenco to apply for safetyon its reactors. back to you. >> thank you so much, sixuan. >>> tensions continue to rise between republicans and democrats. president obama continues calls for a straightforward bill to increase borrowing. but a bipartisan solution seems far off. with republicans demanding a delay to obama care as well as tax overhauls. >> we're not going to submit to this kind of total irresponsibility. congress needs to pay our bills on time. congress needs to pass a budget on time. congress needs to put an nd to governing from crisis to crisis. >> the president says i'm not going to negotiate. well, i'm sorry, you about it just doesn't work that way. >> joining us now from new york is lance roberts. lance, give us your thoughts where you're saying the market is not react to go this this time around. i question that because we have seen five straight days of selling on wall street. how can you say the market is not concerned about this issue? >> i shouldn't say that they're not concerned entire. the