Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, Chairman of TEPCO, said in his greetings at the beginning of his work that a series of misconduct has damaged the trust of the local community and society. We called on our employees to always be aware of safety and compliance.
Last year, TEPCO revealed a series of scandals at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata Prefecture, including serious deficiencies in anti-terrorism measures and incomplete safety measures.
Chairman Kobayashi said on the 4th that he connected the head office in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo and various places online to give a greeting at the beginning of the year, saying, "We are losing the trust of the local community and society due to repeated inappropriate cases."
In addition, toward the decommissioning work of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and the release of treated water containing radioactive substances such as tritium that continues to accumulate into the ocean, "Always be aware of safety and compliance, and do not forget to proceed with discussions from the perspective of the local community and society. I called on the employees.
In addition, Chairman Kobayashi advised that renewable energy and the nuclear power business will play a major role in decarbonization, and that the restoration of trust should be given top priority and that the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant should be restarted.