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Chubu Electric Says It May Have Manipulated Earthquake Data For Hamaoka Nuclear Station

By David Dalton
6 January 2026

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Chubu Electric Says It May Have Manipulated Earthquake Data For Hamaoka Nuclear Station
The Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture, southeastern Japan. Courtesy Chubu Electric/Creative Commons Licence.
Chubu Electric Power said on 5 January that the company might have “cherry-picked” earthquake data that caused authorities to screen safety standards at the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture, southeastern Japan, based on weaker seismic projections.

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