Nuclear Regulator says fault below central Japan reactor active

The Nuclear Regulation Authority holds a meeting in Tokyo on April 27, 2016, to discuss a conclusion by geological experts that a fault below a reactor at Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear plant in central Japan may be active. The nuclear safety body approved the conclusion in a decision that could lead to scrapping of the unit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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