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Investigation Report on Misconduct regarding Design Basis Seismic Ground Motions at Hamaoka Nuke On September 14, Chubu Electric Power Co. released a report from its Special Investigative Committee regarding “inappropriate practices” in formulating...
By Kamisawa Chihiro Rokkasho fault as a branch fault of the continental shelf fringe fault In the previous article in Nuke Info Tokyo No. 233 (August 10, 2026), I explained that the continental...
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...
By Kamisawa Chihiro Recent earthquake off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture (December 8, 2025) An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 took place off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture (the hypocenter...
By Kamisawa Chihiro Chubu Electric Power Company’s Report of March 31 On March 31, Chubu Electric Power Company (Chuden) submitted a “Report on Inappropriateness in the Formulation of Design Basis Seismic Ground Motion...
Data Fabrication for Hamaoka Restart Safety Review Chubu Electric Power Co. announced on January 5 that suspicions had come to light regarding the selection of representative waves in the seismic motion evaluation for...
January 27, 2026 At the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), established on the basis of sincere reflection on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident, a situation has arisen that casts doubt on the independence...
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...
By Goto Masashi, Doctor of Engineering, Former Nuclear Plant Engineer, Member of Citizens’ Commission on Nuclear Energy 4. The theory of highly complex technology systems indicates that nuclear power plants cannot be free...
By Goto Masashi, Doctor of Engineering, Former Nuclear Plant Engineer, Member of Citizens’ Commission on Nuclear Energy 3. The viewpoints from which to assess accidents is the key to pursuing technological safety Technology...