Active fault Likely Under Japan’s Shika Nuclear Plant

One of the faults that run under the premises of Hokuriku Electric Power Co.’s Shika nuclear power plant in Ishikawa Prefecture can be reasonably concluded to be active, according to an evaluation compiled Thursday by an expert panel at the Nuclear Regulation Authority. The No. 1 reactor at the Shika plant may have to be decommissioned under the new nuclear … Continue reading →