Chubu Electric Power Co. applied Tuesday for Nuclear Regulation Authority safety screening so it can restart the No. 3 reactor at its Hamaoka nuclear plant.

Located on the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, the facility is in a region that studies suggest could be devastated by a major earthquake.

Chubu Electric said it plans to take measures by September 2017 to enhance the safety of the No. 3 unit against risks from earthquakes and tsunami.