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Japan’s Nuclear Regulator To Target Power Company’s Headquarters In Hamaoka Inspection

By David Dalton
14 January 2026

Utility has acknowledged fabrication of data regarding earthquake risk

Japan’s Nuclear Regulator To Target Power Company’s Headquarters In Hamaoka Inspection
The Hamaoka nuclear power station in Shizuoka Prefecture, southeastern Japan. Courtesy Chubu Electric/Creative Commons Licence.
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has said its secretariat will carry out an onsite inspection at Chubu Electric Power over the company’s fabrication of data regarding earthquake risks at its Hamaoka nuclear power station.

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