KEPCO to carry out PCR test for workers outside the prefecture Before regular inspection of Oi Nuclear Power Plant Fukui July 3 7:23

Prior to the regular inspections starting this month at the Ohi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture, Kansai Electric Power has decided on a policy to carry out PCR tests in advance for workers who come from areas where new cases of new coronavirus have been confirmed. It was Kansai Electric Power intends to dispel local anxiety about the spread of infection through these efforts.

At Oihara Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 in Oi Town, Fukui Prefecture, scheduled inspections will begin at the end of this month, and half of the approximately 1800 workers of the participating companies will come from outside the prefecture.

According to the people involved, Kansai Electric Power decided to carry out PCR test for workers outside the prefecture in advance of this.

Specifically, we will target prefectural workers who have been newly infected within two weeks, and in principle, we will ask Fukui to go after confirming a negative result.

In addition, all workers, including those in Fukui Prefecture, will be asked to report to their partner companies after having their body temperature and other data recorded every day for two weeks prior to the start of work.

According to each electric power company, these efforts are rare in Japan.

Since many workers gather from all over the Oi Nuclear Power Plant's regular inspections, there is a growing call from local municipalities to thoroughly implement infection control measures.