Scandal-tainted Chubu Electric set to tap director Yasui as next president
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Scandal-tainted Chubu Electric Power Co. is arranging to appoint Minoru Yasui, a director of the utility, as the successor to Presid
Chubu Electric Power Co. is planning to appoint Minoru Yasui, a director at the utility, as the next president, following President Kingo Hayashi's decision to resign, according to sources familiar with the situation. This appointment comes amid a scandal involving seismic data manipulation at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan.
Chairman Satoru Katsuno is also set to resign. Chubu Electric plans to release a report by outside lawyers investigating the data falsification, focusing on the motive, the number of cases, and whether there was organizational involvement. The utility intends to withdraw its applications for regulatory screening for the restart of reactors Nos.
3 and 4 in Shizuoka Prefecture, which will hinder Japan's government efforts to restore full nuclear power generation. A press conference in Nagoya is scheduled for Monday.
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