Government inspectors conducted on-the-spot examinations Saturday of the inspection records of 11 reactors at five nuclear plants of three utilities embroiled in damage coverup scandals, the government said.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency inspectors carried out the investigations of the records submitted by Tokyo Electric Power Co., Chubu Electric Power Co. and Tohoku Electric Power Co., it said. The agency is part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The five nuclear plants subject to the probe are located in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Niigata Prefecture.