Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Kunihiko Shimazaki, commissioner of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, puts a question to Kansai Electric Power Co. at its Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012. The NRA conducted an investigation to check whether a disputed fault running underneath the plant should be viewed as active.

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