Regulator says fault below central Japan reactor may be active

Regulator says fault below central Japan reactor may be active

File photo taken March 2016 shows Hokuriku Electric Power Co.'s Shika nuclear plant in central Japan. The Nuclear Regulation Authority said April 27 it has accepted the conclusion by geological experts that a fault below a reactor at the plant may be active, a decision that could lead to the scrapping of the unit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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