A setback for Japan’s nuclear ambitions: The country’s nuclear watchdog is scrapping the safety screening for two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant. (ABC News)
The reasoning? The plant's operator reportedly supplied years’ worth of fabricated data that underestimated earthquake risks.
The decision forces the utility, Chubu Electric Power Co., to restart the approval process from scratch, dealing a major blow to the government’s push to bring its idle nuclear fleet back online to cut energy costs and emissions.