Fault under Tsuruga reactor could be active

An expert panel of the Nuclear Regulation Authority says a fault running under a nuclear reactor on the Sea of Japan coast could be active.

The experts have been examining fissures beneath nuclear power plants. The panel issued their draft report on the Tsuruga nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture at a meeting on Monday.

The report says a newly found fault under the plant might have moved in the past 120,000 and 130,000 years or later.

The report says the experts also examined the direction of the fault. This indicates it could be an extension of another fault running directly under the No.2 reactor.
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