Nuclear plant data falsified

N-plant pipe data falsified

The Yomiuri Shimbun 14 April 09 Hitachi Ltd. and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd. announced Monday that they had found falsified data in the inspection records of components they manufactured for use in nuclear power plants.

The falsified data related to the welding of pipes to moisture separator reheaters manufactured by the companies for use in the No. 5 reactor of Chubu Electric Power Co.’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, and the No. 3 reactor of Chugoku Electric Power Co.’s Shimane nuclear power plant, which is under construction, in Matsue. .

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090414TDY02310.htm

April 14, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Japan, secrets,lies and civil liberties | antinuclear, nuclear, radioactive, uranium