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Chubu Electric Power is suspected of having improperly billed for costs related to decommissioning work on the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/27/chubu-electric-improperly-claiming-costs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #nuclearenergy #chubuelectric

Chubu Electric Power Co. continued to commit earthquake risk data fraud involving its Hamaoka nuclear power plant even while regulators were investigating the practice, Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/01/japan/chubu-electric-data-fraud-continue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chubuelectric #nuclearenergy #shizuoka

OPINION🧐: #Japan must toughen #nuclear #regulation after #Hamaoka data #falsification
"In terms of #misconduct, #ChubuElectric surpasses #TEPCO.. 4yrs b4 te accident, regulators strongly urged TEPCO to take countermeasures against tsunamis tt exceeded prev assumptions, but were brushed off, later saying TEPCO "didn't respond +vely." These failures were kept hidden for ~7yrs aft te accident.. seems tt Nuclear Regulation Authority's still taken lightly by power #utilities"🤦‍♂️
https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/72804

Chubu Electric Power is in advanced talks to buy a stake in India’s Continuum Green Energy at a valuation of at least $1 billion, sources say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/24/companies/chubu-electric-eyes-continuum-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chubuelectric #continuumgreenenergy #energy #electricity #india

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority has begun an on-site probe of Chubu Electric Power’s headquarters over earthquake risk data fraud linked to the company’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/chubu-electric-hq-inspection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chubuelectric #nuclearenergy #hamaoka #fraud #shizuoka #energy

The Nuclear Regulation Authority will begin an inspection of Chubu Electric Power's headquarters over falsified earthquake risk data at Hamaoka nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/chubu-electric-data-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chubuelectric #hamaoka #nuclearenergy #shizuoka

The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided its secretariat will conduct an on-site inspection of Chubu Electric Power over the company’s data fraud regarding earthquake risks at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/japan/chubu-electric-data-fraud-probe/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chubuelectric #nuclearenergy #shizuoka

Japan's nuclear regulator said it was halting the screening needed to restart Chubu Electric Power's only nuclear power ​plant after the ‍company ⁠reported inappropriate seismic data handling ‍for the regulatory review. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/japan/hamaoka-nuclear-plant-screening-halt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chubuelectric #nuclearenergy #utilities #nra #restarts #earthquakes #shizuoka #hamaoka

#Japan nuclear plant operator may have misused quake data for restart🤦‍♂️
"The operator said its employees may hv used cherry-picked #data for a potential #earthquake in quake-resistance tests at te plant to pass te regulatory screening for restart. #Nuclear #Regulation Authority said te same day it found "wrongdoing" by #ChubuElectric Power Co in te screening process.. According to NRA, a #whistleblower contacted te watchdog in Feb last year abt te matter"
#PlayingWithLives
https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/67994

Chubu Electric Power may have cherry-picked data to submit to a nuclear watchdog causing it to review safety standards at the Hamaoka power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture to be based on weaker earthquake projections. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/05/companies/chubu-electric-nuclear-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #chubuelectric #energy #nuclearpower #utilities #kingohayashi

The industry ministry has ordered four major Japanese utility groups to improve their operations after they were found to have formed electricity sales cartels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/14/business/japanese-utilities-business-improvement-order/?utm_content=buffer57f22&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #business #kepco #chubuelectric #ftc #meti #kyushuelectric #chugokuelectricpower