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Japan's Chubu Electric bosses resign over earthquake data scandal

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Chubu Electric Power's president and chairman have resigned following a scandal involving the falsification of earthquake risk data for its Hamaoka nuclear plant. An independent panel found that management pressure over restart delays contributed to the misconduct. The company will withdraw applications to restart two reactors at the Hamaoka plant, which is located in a high-risk earthquake zone. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action and executive resignations at a major energy company due to safety data falsification. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Japan's Chubu Electric bosses resign over earthquake data scandal

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Japan’s Chubu Electric bosses resign over quake data-tampering scandal

    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 …

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