The operator of a nuclear power plant in central Japan said Tuesday that its civil engineering department had manipulated quake-resistance data from no later than 2012, with more than 100 cases discovered.In a report submitted to the Nuclear Regulation Authority and industry ministry, Chubu Electric Power Co. also said it had received multiple whistleblower reports regarding the data manipulation since 2018, but no action had been taken.The latest findings come after the company revealed in January that favorable seismic ground-motion data had been cherry-picked when setting earthquake-resi…READ FULL ARTICLE
