Chubu Electric President and Chairman to Resign Over Hamaoka Nuclear Plant Data Fraud
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- Asahi Shimbun
- Kyodo News
- The Japan Times
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President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoru Katsuno of Chubu Electric Power Co. intend to resign following a scandal involving the manipulation of seismic data at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant. The resignations follow the discovery that the utility cherry picked favorable seismic ground motion data to set earthquake resistant standards for the plant's No. 3 and 4 reactors during the safety screening process for their restart. The company plans to withdraw its applications for the restart of these two reactors, a rare move for a utility in Japan. President Hayashi is scheduled to hold a press conference on Monday in Nagoya to explain the findings of an investigation committee report and the company's response. Additional issues facing the utility include document falsification regarding decommissioning costs for reactors No. 1 and 2, as well as the overcharging of customers for electricity. According to reports, the upcoming investigation report may not mention direct involvement by management, but the resignations are seen as a response to a failure in corporate governance.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- This outlet emphasized the failure of corporate governance and noted that internal warnings about the fraud were ignored before the regulator was informed.
- Centre
- These outlets focused on the factual sequence of the resignations and the broader context of the utility's multiple scandals.
Sources
- Centre-left Asahi Shimbun: Chubu Electric president and chairman to resign, taking responsibility for Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant data fraud issue
- Centre Kyodo News: Japan's Hamaoka nuclear power plant operator president to resign: sources
- Centre The Japan Times: Chubu Electric chiefs to quit over nuclear data fraud, NHK says
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