Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Skipped Inspections -- The plant had, in fact, been scheduled to be retired in February, but received a new 10 year additional lease on life 21 Mar 2011 The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant skipped a set of safety inspections, the operator of the nuclear power plant told safety regulators less than two weeks before that disaster. The report to regulators was submitted by Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) to Japan's nuclear safety regulator, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on February 28. TEPCO said it had failed to inspect 33 pieces of equipment in the six reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex.