New nuclear regulatory body to check fault under Oi plant in Oct.
Japan's new nuclear regulatory authority will conduct an on-site inspection in late October to confirm whether there is an active fault underneath the only nuclear power plant operating in the quake-prone country, sources close to the matter said Thursday.

The Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi power plant have been allowed to remain online despite the existence of a suspicious fault, with the Nuclear Regulation Authority's predecessor saying it was highly unlikely that the fault would undermine the safety of the reactors.

But if the newly launched regulatory commission judges differently, it could be difficult to continue operation of the reactors in western Japan.
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