Chubu Electric plans to abandon nuclear plant restart in wake of data scandal
What it is about
Who published it, and when
1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place
How it spread - 7 original reports
Fri, 11 September 2026
1 report- Japan Times08:59first to report
The company will hold a news conference on Monday.
Sun, 13 September 2026
1 report- Japan Times06:48
The move follows allegations of falsified earthquake-risk data provided to Japan's nuclear regulator during safety reviews.
Mon, 14 September 2026
2 reports- Japan Times06:07
The data-tampering scandal was partially blamed on pressure from management for an early restart of the utility's Hamaoka nuclear plant.
- South China Morning Post06:11
Two top executives at Japanese nuclear plant operator Chubu Electric Power would step down following a quake data-tampering scandal, the company said in a statement on Monday. President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoru Katsuno would be replaced, the statement said, and the firm would withdraw applications to restart the Nos 3 and 4 reactors at Chubu’s Hamaoka nuclear plant. Japan is moving to revive nuclear power 15 years after an enormous earthquake and tsunami sent reactors at the...
Tue, 15 September 2026
1 report- Japan Times10:49
The fire caused no injury or had no impact on the safety of the plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, the company said.
Thu, 17 September 2026
1 report- Le Monde (France)11:30
Pressés de pouvoir redémarrer deux réacteurs de la centrale de Hamaoka, au centre du pays, les responsables de l’installation nucléaire ont minoré les risques sismiques afin de limiter la durée de travaux d’adaptation.
Thu, 1 October 2026
1 report- Japan Times08:16
Minoru Yasui has succeeded Kingo Hayashi, who resigned as president to take responsibility for scandals at the firm.