The head of Chubu Electric Power is expected to step down following a major data manipulation scandal involving the company’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The controversy has raised serious questions about the company’s handling of earthquake safety data and its efforts to secure regulatory approval for restarting reactors at the facility....
India’s proposed rules for implementing the SHANTI nuclear energy framework seek to establish strict conditions for the use of foreign reactor technology, requiring overseas designs to meet regulatory approval requirements and demonstrate operational experience before they can be deployed in the country. The draft framework is part of the government’s wider effort to expand nuclear...