Press Release

Press Release

Receipt of Report Request from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Pursuant to Article 106, Paragraph 3 of the Electricity Business Act

January 05, 2026
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

Today, we received a request for a report from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry pursuant to Article 106, Paragraph 3 of the Electricity Business Act. This request was made because the Nuclear Regulation Authority confirmed an incident (hereinafter referred to as "this incident") during its review of the compliance of Units 3 and 4 of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station with the new regulatory standards under the Nuclear Reactor Regulation Act. The incident involved the inappropriate method used to evaluate seismic motion at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station.

We sincerely apologize for the occurrence of this matter.

We will respond appropriately to the request for a report.

Summary of the Request for a Report

1 Facts, background, and status of response regarding this matter

2 Causes of this matter and measures to prevent recurrence

3 Existence of other similar matters

4 Report on the above by April 6, 2026

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