At a June 12 review meeting of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, Hokuriku Electric said it found 216 errors in safety-review documents for Shika nuclear plant Unit 2, mainly in tsunami-height assessments for seismic events affecting the surroundi

2026-06-13

At a June 12 review meeting of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, Hokuriku Electric said it found 216 errors in safety-review documents for Shika nuclear plant Unit 2, mainly in tsunami-height assessments for seismic events affecting the surrounding sea. The company said the package totaled 169 pages, with 26 pages containing transcription errors or omissions. The regulator has ordered Hokuriku Electric to investigate root causes, propose countermeasures and report at the next meeting. Shika Units 1 and 2 have been offline since the 2011 Tohoku earthquake; Hokuriku applied for a Unit 2 safety review in 2014 but a restart timetable remains unspecified.