Status of Oi Fault Stll up in the Air

http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/category/fukushima-watch/
The panel of four Japanese seismologists debating whether there’s an active fault under the Oi nuclear plant failed to reach an agreement Wednesday, leading the government to push for more surveys to settle the matter.
The panel’s debates are being watched closely, since if it decides the fault is active, the government would likely recommend the two active reactors at Oi be shut down. Those are the only reactors online in Japan right now, after last year’s accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant caused regulators to slow the restart of units shut down for maintenance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-fm1Bts1jA&feature=youtu.be&a
Nuclear plant operators in Japan are not allowed to build nuclear reactors or other infrastructures crucial for the safe operations for the facilities directly above the active fault.

Please also read related article: http://fukushimaappeal.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/has-japan-learned-anything-from.html   : Ohi reactors were restarted without applying appropriate safe measures: there is no vent with radioactive filter attached, and there is no earthquake-proof building which could serve as a command centre in an emergency.  Several earthquake specialists have suggested that the area might be an active fault zone……