Whistle Blown on Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Safety After Falsified Report

Last year, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority conducted an internal investigation of Chubu Electric Power Company’s nuclear power plant in Hamaoka, a coastal town 125 miles southwest of Tokyo, after a nondisclosed whistleblower tipped them off regarding “years” of “fabricated data that underestimated potential seismic risks,” ABC News reports.

The facility has been largely dormant, but has reportedly requested the requisite safety screenings to resume operations at two of its five reactors (two are currently being decommissioned...