METI finds false records of cracks at TEPCO's nuclear plants

METI finds false records of cracks at TEPCO's nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuya Minami, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), holds a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 29 after the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said it has found evidence of false records regarding cracks at TEPCO nuclear plants from the late 1980s to early 1990s.

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