Chubu Electric chiefs to resign over false data at nuclear plant

Chubu Electric's president and chairman will resign following revelations of manipulated seismic data at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, which aimed to artificially lower earthquake risk assessments and expedite reactor restarts. The company withdrew its application to restart reactors and acknowledged systemic management pressure and cultural issues that tolerated rule-breaking.

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