Back to 2006 listAttachments : "Falsified Data in Scheduled Reports and Inspection Documents" and "Faults in Approval Applications for the River Law and the Electricity Enterprises Law"
December 20, 2006
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
I. Inspections related to falsified data in scheduled reports and inspection documents
1 Instructions
MLIT 1):
Carry out independent inspections to check for falsified data to dam designs as quickly as possible.
METI 2):
Confirm if there are any falsified items entered in inspection documents or scheduled reports pertaining to the Electricity Enterprises Law, and report the details if such information found.
2. Plants affected (182)
MLIT:
Jurisdiction of the Chubu Regional Development Bureau:
122 plants
Jurisdiction of the Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau:
55 plants
Jurisdiction of the Kanto Regional Development Bureau:
4 plants
Jurisdiction of the Kinki Regional Development Bureau:
1 plant
METI:
Jurisdiction of the Chubu Kinki Industrial Safety and Inspection Department:
178 plants
Jurisdiction of the Kanto Tohoku Industrial Safety and Inspection Department:
4 plants
3. Inspection procedures
(1) Relevant legal regulations
MLIT:
Regulations concerning water rights, water access, and dam operations
METI:
Regulations concerning electricity related reporting, Electricity Enterprises Law, 2 of Article 50
(2) Relevant data reported
MLIT:
< Scheduled reporting >
deformations (settlement weight, bending), uplift pressure, dam temperature, stress, joint opening, amount of water leakage, condition of sediment build-up
METI:
< Scheduled reporting >
amount of water leakage, condition of sediment build-up.
< Inspection documents >
Materials for independent inspections prior-to-use, and on-the-spot inspections.
(3) Range of application (time period)
MLIT:
< Scheduled reporting >
1964 (enactment of the River Law) to present.
METI:
< Scheduled reporting >
Most recent 10 year span (1996 to 2005).
< Inspection documents >
July, 2000 (year safety control auditing system implemented to present.
(4) Inspection details
< Scheduled reporting >
(1)Check saved records
- • Confirm storage of raw measurement time data (field notes, records entered onsite).
- • Check raw measurement time data, internal reports (including reports to subcontractors) and reporting forms.
(2)Check automatic measurement display
- • Check that displays of onsite indicators match the values output by automatic measurement.
< Scheduled reporting >
(1)Confirm storage of raw inspection data
(2)Confirm raw inspection data and values of inspection materials
4 Inspection results
Some instances were found of information not being transferred, but no cases where detected of any improper adjustments or repairs that could have been falsified.
II. Inspections of approval applications to the River Law
1 Instructions
Carry out an independent inspection as soon as possible to confirm there are no problems or faults with the application process to the River Law.
2 Plants affected (182)
Jurisdiction of the Chubu Regional Development Bureau:
122 plants
Jurisdiction of the Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau:
55 plants
Jurisdiction of the Kanto Regional Development Bureau:
4 plants
Jurisdiction of the Kinki Regional Development Bureau:
1 plant
3 Inspection procedures
(1) Relevant legal regulations
River Law, Article 26 and Article 55
(2) Range of application (time period)
1964 (Year Rives and Streams Law enacted) to present
(3) Inspection details
(1)Look for any disagreement between the information contained in the latest application for approval and information on site (i.e. the latest facilities diagrams).
(2)Of those cases detected through Number 1 above, inspected that applications for approval were properly made to ensure there are no cases of non-reporting.
4 Inspection results
Jurisdiction of the Chubu Regional Development Bureau:
Faults in approval applications were found at 12 plants.
Jurisdiction of the Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau:
Faults in approval applications were found at 52 plants.
Jurisdiction of the Kanto Regional Development Bureau:
Faults in approval applications were found at 4 plants.
Jurisdiction of the Kinki Regional Development Bureau:
No faults in approval applications were found.
III. Inspections of approval applications to the Electricity Enterprises Law
1 Instructions
(1)Check for any construction performed without submitting the required construction plans (including approval applications for projects done prior to the revised law enacted on July 1, 2000) as stipulated by the Electricity Enterprises Law.
(2)Report the following items in the event any projects were found from the preceding item.
- • Time and details of the event
- • Documentation indicating corresponding electrical structures meet technical standards
- • Reason the even was not reported (or an approval application made).
2 Plants affected (182)
Jurisdiction of the of the Chubu Kinki Industrial Safety and Inspection Department:
178 plants
Jurisdiction of the of the Kanto Tohoku Industrial Safety and Inspection Department:
4 plants
3 Inspection procedures
(1) Relevant legal regulations
Electricity Enterprises Law Article 48 (corresponding regulations in case of revision)
(2) Range of application (time period)
1964 (year the Electricity Enterprises Law was enacted) to present
(3) Inspection details
Obtain the names of construction events requiring reporting (an approval application is required) from the past history of construction events, and check to see reporting (approval application) was properly performed, and confirm for any non-reported events.
4 Inspection results
Jurisdiction of the of the Chubu Kinki Industrial Safety and Inspection Department:
Cases of non-reporting (no approval application made) were found at 6 plants.
Jurisdiction of the of the Kanto Tohoku Industrial Safety and Inspection Department:
Cases of non-reporting (no approval application made) were found at 1 plant.
1) MLIT: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
2) METI: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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