Nuclear Accident Innocent Judgment TEPCO's September 19, 15:52
The Tokyo District Court acquitted all three of them in a trial in which three former TEPCO management were forcibly charged over the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. However, the government, the Diet, and the private accident investigators all pointed out that there were problems with the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Tsunami Countermeasures. "
As the background, it has been pointed out that the so-called “safety myth” that no serious accidents occurred in the nuclear power plant in Japan has led to inadequate countermeasures against tsunamis.
After the Fukushima accident, TEPCO was practically nationalized, and the management team was renewed with the chairman and president changing. In the current business plan, we will accumulate 500 billion yen annually through rationalization, etc. in order to cover expenses such as nuclear power plant decommissioning and compensation.
As part of this effort, we are aiming to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata Prefecture, which has a profit improvement effect of up to 110 billion yen per unit per year. The consent from is not obtained.
The current management team still has a heavy responsibility, and the question is whether they can really break away from the former “safety myth”.
Also, this month's Typhoon No. 15 suffered significant damage to power transmission and distribution facilities, and large-scale power outages have been prolonged in Chiba Prefecture.
On the other hand, it will be a challenge for the future because it will be verified later whether the countermeasures against disasters are sufficient.