At his first press conference since taking office, Chubu Electric Power President Yasui Minoru (安井 稔) said that restoring trust was the top priority in response to the data falsification issue at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station. He indicated a policy of recalculating the design-basis ground motion ahead of the reactor restart review.
Chubu Electric Power President Yasui Minoru (安井 稔) held a press conference on the 8th, after taking office on the 1st of this month. Regarding the data falsification issue at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station, the company expressed the view that “restoring trust is the top priority.”
Yasui Minoru (安井 稔) indicated plans to re-examine what the ground-motion figure should originally have been, and explained the policy of recalculating the design-basis ground motion as part of the Nuclear Regulation Authority's reactor restart review.
Following a report from an investigation committee comprising outside lawyers, Chubu Electric Power withdrew its application for the reactor restart review for units 3 and 4 at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station on 25 September. Regarding the possibility of reapplying, the company indicated its intention to obtain the understanding of local communities before moving to the next step.
Meanwhile, Yasui Minoru (安井 稔) disclosed a policy of considering disciplinary action against officers and employees in addition to the former president and others who resigned to take responsibility.