Spent nuclear fuel Interim storage facility Major deliberations ended NRA

Spent nuclear fuel Interim storage facility Major deliberations ended NRA February 17, 20:35

The NRA completed a major review of the interim storage facility under construction in Aomori Prefecture, which is currently under construction, to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel on the site of the nuclear power plant, which is a prerequisite for starting operation. Was. In the future, we will begin work to finally determine whether or not it has passed.

The intermediate storage facility is a facility for temporarily storing spent nuclear fuel that continues to accumulate on the site of the nuclear power plant.TEPCO and Nippon Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. store 3,000 tons of spent nuclear fuel in Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture for up to 50 years We are constructing facilities to do this.

Following the deliberation of the earthquake and tsunami, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission reviewed the special metal container for nuclear fuel on July 17, and evaluated the safety and other factors as appropriate.

As a result, the main deliberations on the prerequisite screening process have been completed, and the regulatory committee is in the process of making a final decision on whether or not to pass, but the timing of the results has not been determined.

TEPCO and others are aiming to start operations in FY2021.

With regard to the intermediate storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, Kansai Electric Power has indicated its policy to search for a candidate site, and other power companies have indicated plans to create a new facility on the site of the nuclear power plant and temporarily store it.

Spent nuclear fuel will eventually be disposed of at a reprocessing plant built in Rokkasyo-mura, Aomori Prefecture.However, full-scale operations have not been completed due to a series of troubles, and the handling of spent nuclear fuel that continues to accumulate at the nuclear power plant is an issue. It has become.

Operating Company Vice President "Tighten and respond"

Katsuo Yamazaki, Vice President of Recycled Fuel Storage, an operator of an interim storage facility created by TEPCO and Nippon Nuclear Power, said, "All the screening has not been completed yet, and there is a final stuffing. "