Safety review of central Japan nuclear plant to be redone amid data fraud

The nuclear regulator said Wednesday that it must conduct its safety review of a nuclear power plant in central Japan again from scratch after the operator admitted falsifying quake-resistance data.The remarks by the Nuclear Regulation Authority come after Chubu Electric Power Co. disclosed Monday that it had hand-picked favorable seismic ground motion data when setting earthquake-resistant standards for the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.The company said the practice was intended to help pass regulatory screening for restarting the plant, located in Shizuoka Prefecture along the Pacific coast…READ FULL ARTICLE