The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced they are launching a probe against Boeing to ascertain whether one of their factories may have omitted mandatory inspections and whether employees may have falsified records.
The aircraft manufacturer themselves informed the FAA about what they called “misconduct” at their South Carolina factory. The issue revolved around the beleaguered 787 program, according to media reports.
No planes were taken out of service following the discovery, according to AP. The company only ordered additional checks at their final assembly plant in North Charleston, delaying the aircraft delivery, the news agency said.
The company’s shares dropped by 1.5% late on Monday following the news.
The release of the fifth batch of treated radioactive water from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea concluded Tuesday, its operator said.
In the latest discharge, the first of fiscal 2024 from April, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. released around 7,800 tons of processed water, with a total of about 54,600 tons planned for release over the year.
Abnormal tritium levels have not been detected in nearby waters, TEPCO claimed.
The company plan to conduct another six rounds of discharge this fiscal year, with the next likely to start later this month or in June, according to TEPCO.
During the latest round that began on April 19, water discharge was disrupted for around six and a half hours on April 24 due to a power outage caused by damage to a cable during excavation work at the plant.
The release of wastewater began in August and TEPCO had discharged about 31,200 tons in four batches by the end of fiscal 2023.
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