Ikata Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner “Discuss the cause in a public forum” January 29 17:56
Following a series of troubles such as accidentally pulling out control rods from the reactor at Unit 3 of the Ikata Nuclear Power Station in Ehime Prefecture, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mr. Sarada, reported the cause of the series of troubles. , He showed his intention to discuss it in public.
At the Ikata Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 in Ikata-cho, Ehime Prefecture, where periodic inspections have been conducted since last month, this month, the control rods that suppress the nuclear fission reaction of the reactor were accidentally pulled out, and during the inspection of the equipment, all power supplies were temporarily turned off. Troubles such as losing are occurring one after another.
Regarding this, Chairman Toshiki Sarada of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said at a press conference on January 29, `` Whether each trouble occurred without doing what it should have been done, was it caused by accidental equipment failure, We need to look it up, "he said, in the future.
Regarding the background of these troubles, "I think there are issues such as the morale of the workers on site and the problem of cooperation with subcontractors. Ikata Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 is the only nuclear power plant for Shikoku Electric Power. It can be relatively difficult to learn. "
He also said that he was considering interviewing an inspector at the Nuclear Regulatory Agency in Ehime Prefecture to confirm the situation at the site.