Inspections insufficient for over 500 spots at Shimane reactor

Inspections insufficient for over 500 spots at Shimane reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Chugoku Electric Power Co. President Takashi Yamashita (R) submits a report on the review of the company's inspections of the No.1 and No.2 reactors of the Shimane nuclear plant to Teruhiko Mashiko, senior vice minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, in Tokyo on April 30, 2010. The company reported that over 500 spots at the reactors were checked insufficiently during past periodic inspections.

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