Chubu Electric Power¡¯s data fraud linked to earthquake risks at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant has splashed cold water on the Japanese government¡¯s energy policy of maximizing nuclear power use.
Shinsuke Yamanaka, chief of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, has said that the NRA¡¯s safety screening of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the plant in Shizuoka Prefecture is expected to ¡°go back to square one.¡±
A delay in the restart of Hamaoka reactors will deal a blow to Chubu Electric¡¯s earnings and affect the government¡¯s goal of raising the share of nuclear power in the country¡¯s energy mix.
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