The operator of a nuclear power station located near a fault line in central Japan decided Monday to suspend the operation of the plant as requested by the prime minister. The Board of Directors (BOD)the Chubu Electric Power Co, which runs the Hamaoka nuclear plant, made the decision Monday after postponing it Saturday, said its president, Akihisa Mizuno. Prime Minister Naoto Kan called Friday for the shutdown of the plant over growing public concern about another possible nuclear accident after the nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA". Since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in north-eastern Japan was damaged by the disaster, it has leaked radioactive substances into the air and sea. The plant is run by the Tokyo Electric Power Co.
