Chubu Electric Power President Minoru Yasui (安井 稔) visited Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on the morning of 30 October and explained additional measures to address the falsification of seismic-motion data to the mayor. It was his second visit since taking office on 1 October.
Chubu Electric Power President Minoru Yasui (安井 稔), who visited Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, explained additional measures to prevent a recurrence of the falsification of seismic-motion data to the mayor. On the morning of the 30th, he expressed his apologies for fraudulent billing related to the decommissioning work on Hamaoka Units 1 and 2.
The additional measures explained included appointing a compliance officer and conducting audits by external specialists, with the aim of enhancing the effectiveness of measures to prevent a recurrence. The municipal government indicated that it regarded safety as the top priority.
Chubu Electric Power has announced that it expects to record an extraordinary loss exceeding ¥300 billion, and the mayor indicated that he would monitor the company's future direction. President Yasui said he intends to proceed with effective organisational restructuring while receiving input from third parties.