Kobe Steel sent products with tampered data to second nuclear company
Kobe Steel
TOKYO (Reuters) - Kobe Steel Ltd supplied parts with false specifications for nuclear equipment owned by Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd (JNFL)  JNFL said on Friday  adding that the products were not used.
 Kobe Steel  has not told JNFL whether there are any safety issues with the parts  the spokesman said. A  Kobe Steel  spokesman confirmed  the company  had fabricated data about specialized coatings used on the parts  adding  the company  had not identified any safety issues.
Tokyo Electric Power Co said earlier this month it had taken delivery of pipes from  Kobe Steel  that were not checked properly.
Japan's atomic regulator has asked nuclear operators to check whether they are using  Kobe Steel  products at nuclear plants  it said on Wednesday  adding it has received no reports that  Kobe Steel 's data tampering scandal has affected safety.
 The unfolding data tampering scandal  has spread from  Kobe Steel 's copper and aluminum business to most areas of  the company  and sent companies at the end of complex supply chains across the world scrambling to check whether the safety or performance of their products has been compromised.
 Kobe Steel  said on Thursday 88 out of 525 affected customers had yet to confirm  its  products were safe in the light of widespread tampering of specifications  but that  it  had not received any requests for recalls.
TOKYO [TGT] supplied parts with false specifications for nuclear equipment owned by Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd (JNFL)  [TGT] said on Friday  adding that the products were not used.
 [TGT]has not told [TGT] whether there are any safety issues with the parts  the spokesman said. A  [TGT]  spokesman confirmed  the company  had fabricated data about specialized coatings used on the parts  adding  the company  had not identified any safety issues.
Tokyo Electric Power Co said earlier this month it had taken delivery of pipes from  Kobe Steel  that were not checked properly.
Japan's atomic regulator has asked nuclear operators to check whether they are using  [TGT]products at nuclear plants  it said on Wednesday  adding it has received no reports that  Kobe Steel 's data tampering scandal has affected safety.
 The unfolding data tampering scandal  has spread from  Kobe Steel 's copper and aluminum business to most areas of  the company  and sent companies at the end of complex supply chains across the world scrambling to check whether the safety or performance of their products has been compromised.
 [TGT]said on Thursday 88 out of 525 affected customers had yet to confirm  [TGT]  products were safe in the light of widespread tampering of specifications  but that  it  had not received any requests for recalls.