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Watchdog Halts a Japanese Nuclear Plant’s Safety Review After Seismic Data Found to Be Fabricated
- On Wednesday, the Nuclear Regulation Authority ordered a full safety review of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant after Chubu Electric Power Co. admitted falsifying quake-resistance data; Shinsuke Yamanaka said `It was an obvious malpractice and a case of forging screening data directly related to safety`.
- The operator calculated the standard seismic motion by selecting an earthquake wave nearest the average of 20 patterns, to meet the 1,200 gal seismic standard approved after 2014–2015.
- After a whistleblower tip, the Nuclear Regulation Authority began an internal investigation last February while the operator launched a third-party panel and will discuss its response next week.
- Tomoyuki Sugiyama said plans to restart Hamaoka plant's 4 units are unlikely, posing a setback for the Japanese government's emissions and reactor restart goals.
- Amid lingering Fukushima-era safety concerns, the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, Shizuoka Prefecture, has drawn the "greatest" public attention as it sits above a focal area for a potential Nankai Trough megaquake, reigniting divided opinion among the Japanese public and local communities.
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Japan nuclear regulator: Alleged misconduct 'act of betrayal to nuclear safety'
The head of Japan's nuclear regulator has indicated that it will be necessary to review all of its evaluations for restarting two reactors at a nuclear power plant in the central region of the country.
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Japan’s nuclear watchdog halts plant’s reactor safety screening over falsified data
Japan’s nuclear watchdog said Wednesday it is scrapping the safety screening for two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan, after its operator was found to have fabricated data about earthquake risks.
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