"When the future of the village disappears ..." Lecture 20 years after the critical accident of Tokai Village September 7 21:36
A lecture on the accident was held in Tokai-mura before the end of the 20th year after the criticality accident at the nuclear fuel processing company "JC-O" in Tokai-mura, Ibaraki.
In September 1999, a nuclear fuel processing company “JC O” in Tokai-mura, Ibaraki Prefecture experienced a “criticality” in which a fission reaction occurs continuously, resulting in the death of two workers and 600 residents including the surrounding residents. The above was exposed.
At the lecture on the 7th, more than 300 people including residents visited. First, Tatsuya Murakami, who served as the village chief at the time of the accident, said, “At that time, I was afraid that the future of the village would disappear. ”, But I still do n’t know if it was correct at that distance,” he recalled.
Subsequently, JC Oh's President Kenji Kirishima explained that he was trying to ensure thorough compliance in response to accidents resulting from illegal work. "I will work with safety first."
After the lecture, a man in his 70s who lived in the village said, “There must be no accident, and those who are involved in nuclear power should work with safety first.”
Mr. Osamu Yamada, head of Tokai Village, said, “After the accident, there were repeated troubles with nuclear facilities in various places. If the site has a sense of crisis and cannot act with safety in mind, the accident cannot be prevented.”