Fault under Shika plant's reactor may be active

Fault under Shika plant's reactor may be active

Hokuriku Electric Power Co. Executive Vice President Akizumi Nishino meets with reporters in Tokyo on March 3, 2016, after an expert panel under the Nuclear Regulation Authority determined it is likely that an active fault lies underneath the reactor building of the No. 1 unit of the utility's Shika plant on the Sea of Japan coast. Nishino said he does not accept the finding. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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