Category: Press Release

CNIC Statement: Mission Impossible – Investigation Report on the Misconduct regarding Design Basis Seismic Ground Motions at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station –

September 16, 2026   On 14th September, Chubu Electric Power (Chubu Electric) published a report (hereinafter referred to as the Report) from the Special Investigation Committee concerning ‘inappropriate practices’ in the formulation of design...

CNIC Statement: We strongly protest the restart of Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Unit 6.

January 23, 2026 On the evening of January 21, Unit 6 of Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO’s) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station (KKNPS) (ABWR, 1.356GW) in Niigata Prefecture, which had been in shutdown since March...

CNIC Statement: Data Fabrication Found in Formulating the Basic Earthquake Ground Motion for Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station – We demand a thorough investigation and a comprehensive review of the past screening process.

January 8, 2026 On January 5, Chubu Electric Power announced that it had “suspicions that the selection of representative waves in the ground motion evaluation for the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station had been conducted...

CNIC Statement: Reflecting on “remarks” again – Regarding the moves toward restarting Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station –

On November 20, CNIC released a statement regarding the Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station. The next day, Governor Hanazumi Hideyo of Niigata Prefecture announced approval of the restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPS....