President of Shikoku Electric Power apologizes to the governor after a series of serious troubles at Ikata nuclear power plant January 27 12:57

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Nagai, President of Shikoku Electric Power Co., was appointed Governor Nakamura of Ehime Prefecture on the 27th, following a series of serious troubles, such as a temporary loss of power, at the Ikata Nuclear Power Station in Ikata Town, Ehime Prefecture. After apologizing to, he shared his thoughts on investigating the cause with the highest priority.

At the Ikata Nuclear Power Station on the 25th, all power was temporarily lost during the work, and the power outage occurred. In addition, one of the control rods to suppress the nuclear fission reaction at Unit 3 was accidentally pulled out, and the situation was serious. Troubles are occurring one after another.

In response to this situation, President Keisuke Nagai of Shikoku Electric Power visited the Ehime Prefectural Office on April 27, apologized to Governor Nakamura, and shared his thoughts on investigating the causes of a series of troubles as the highest priority.

In response, Governor Nakamura said, "The insecurity and distrust of the prefectural residents has never been higher. I want you to recognize that the situation is severe."

In addition, Governor Nakamura requested that the director of the Shikoku Electric Power's nuclear headquarters be stationed in Ikata-cho and that the information be disclosed in the future.

In response, President Nagai reported that the head of the headquarters was stationed, and that the president himself went to Ikata Nuclear Power Station, and that a small number of employees and other employees would take measures to raise safety awareness.

President Nagai said, "We take the situation as extremely heavy. We want to take a straightforward approach so that we can identify the background of the trouble."