The regulatory authority has decided to carry out on-site inspections on the power company suspected of data falsification.

The Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Commission decided on the 14th to conduct an on-site inspection of the headquarters of Chubu Electric Power Company in central Japan and a nuclear power plant operated by the company this month for suspected data falsification, and to impose administrative penalties on the company. According to Japanese media reports, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission held a meeting on the 14th and decided to conduct an on-site inspection of the headquarters of Chubu Electric Power Company in Nagoya and its Hamaoka nuclear power plant, which is suspected of falsifying data in materials for restarting nuclear power plants. The agency also decided to impose administrative penalties on Chubu Electric Power Company in accordance with relevant laws, and requested the company to submit a report explaining the situation by the end of March. It is reported that the on-site inspection will hear explanations from employees of the departments involved, confirm relevant data and materials, investigate the motives for falsification, and whether the management was involved. The inspection is expected to last for several months.