At his inauguration press conference, Chubu Electric Power's new president, Yasui Minoru (安井稔), expressed his determination to “root out all wrongdoing” and disclosed a policy of advancing reforms to the nuclear power division by bringing in external personnel.
In response to the data falsification issue surrounding the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station, Chubu Electric Power has been moving to refresh its management team, and its new president, Yasui Minoru (安井稔), took office on 1 October.
At the inauguration press conference on the 8th, President Yasui presented reform plans, including changing the head of the nuclear power division to an external candidate, and expressed his intention to establish a structure for restoring trust.
At present, the applications for review of the restart of Units 3 and 4 have been withdrawn, and a policy of continuing to refresh the management structure, including filling the vacant chairmanship, was explained.
The company also indicated that it intends to consider reforms to the nuclear power division, including the appointment of external personnel, and conveyed its stance of preparing to respond to the possibility of further misconduct coming to light.