Japan’s Chubu Electric bosses resign over quake data-tampering scandal
Two top executives at Japanese nuclear plant operator Chubu Electric Power would step down following a quake data-tampering scandal, the company said in a statement on Monday. President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoru Katsuno would be replaced, the statement said, and the firm would withdraw applications to restart the Nos 3 and 4 reactors at Chubu’s Hamaoka nuclear plant. Japan is moving to…
Chubu Electric Power Co. has announced that it will withdraw its applications for regulatory screening to restart reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. The company also announced the resignations of President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoru Katsuno, who will be held responsible for the manipulation of seismic data during the screening process for the restart of reactors No. 3 and No. 4.
The decision to withdraw the screening applications complicates the Japanese government's drive to restore full nuclear power generation. The scandal-tainted utility faces harsh criticism from residents in Omaezaki, where the Hamaoka plant is located, with some expressing doubts about the plant's ability to be safely restarted even with management changes.
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