‘‘Neither the government nor we would be able to say it is okay to operate (the reactors) unless it is confirmed that they would be able to handle (accidents) in light of the latest findings.’’-Mizoguchi Zembee, Governor of Shimane Prefecture

Chugoku Electric Power Company (CEPCo) runs the Shimane nuclear power plant, and, apparently they have a worse track record than TEPCo.  Reactor 1 is currently shut down due to gross safety violations, and operation of Reactor 2 is under review.

The governor of the prefecture says he will not OK the powering up of Reactor 1, until the Japanese central government enforces new safety standards.  Governor Mizoguchi says the current safety standards are part of the reason for the ongoing disaster at Fukushima Daiichi.

The violation of current safety standards, with the operation of reactor 1, were discovered in March of last year.

In June of 2010, CEPCo officially admitted they had violated safety regulations at their Shimane nuclear power plant.