Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Kunihiko Shimazaki (2nd from L, back), commissioner of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, and other experts of its investigation team are briefed at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012, on a fault running underneath the station. The NRA conducted an investigation to check whether the disputed fault should be viewed as active.

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