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News Watch (September 26, 2026)

  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...

Lawsuit to Nullify the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant’s Business License – Updates: Potential Activity of Continental Shelf Fringe Fault and Rokkasho Fault (2)

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...

CNIC Statement: Mission Impossible – Investigation Report on the Misconduct regarding Design Basis Seismic Ground Motions at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station –

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...

Lawsuit to Nullify the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant’s Business License – Updates (1): Potential Activity of Continental Shelf Fringe Fault and Rokkasho Fault

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...