Trouble with signal indicating nuclear fuel fall Actually no fall Ikata Nuclear Power Plant January 21, 5:15
At the Ikata Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 in Ehime Prefecture, which is undergoing regular inspections, there was a problem on the 20th that a signal indicating that the nuclear fuel in the storage pool had not fallen, but had fallen, had been dropped. Checking for any problems.
According to Shikoku Electric Power, a signal indicating the fall of nuclear fuel was issued when trying to drop one at the rack to check nuclear fuel in the storage pool at 2:00 pm on August 20 at Ikata Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 undergoing periodic inspections about it.
According to Shikoku Electric Power's investigation, the nuclear fuel did not actually fall, and the signal was output because the moved nuclear fuel was caught on the rack frame, and there was no effect such as leakage of radioactive material.
Shikoku Electric Power is investigating that there was no problem with the work, as workers manually moved nuclear fuel in the pool.
Regarding the Ikata Unit 3, there was a mistake on 12th of this month when a control rod to suppress nuclear fission was accidentally pulled out of the reactor.
The scheduled periodic inspection was scheduled to end in April, but the Hiroshima High Court decided on a temporary ruling not to allow driving on this month, and it is expected that driving will not continue after April.