Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 To pass the examination to restart again next week 18:08 on February 21
Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to formally prepare a next week's official approval report for the Onagawa Nuclear Power Station in Miyagi Prefecture, which Tohoku Electric Power is aiming for restarting, indicating that it has passed the screening prerequisite for restarting. have become. If passed, the nuclear power plant damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake will be the second nuclear power plant after Tokai Daini Nuclear Power Plant in Ibaraki Prefecture.
In 2013, two years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tohoku Electric Power applied for a review of the Onagawa NPS Unit 2 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which is a prerequisite for restarting.
The Regulatory Commission, which had been debating this matter, last November, drafted a draft of an examination document indicating that it had actually passed the new regulatory standard, and solicited public opinion on measures against earthquakes and tsunamis .
The Regulatory Commission will, after some reflections, decide on a regular meeting on next week's 26th, and if there is no problem, it will formally finalize an audit report showing that the audit passed. .
If passed, the nuclear power plant damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake will be the second nuclear power plant after the Tokai Daini Nuclear Power Plant in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Just Onagawa in order to Unit 2 nuclear power plant is actually re-operation, such as the consent of the local government is also required, it does not have standing the prospect of time at the moment.
Onagawa has three reactors, and Tohoku Electric Power has decided to decommission the first reactor. We are considering reapplying the No. 3 unit to the Regulatory Commission for examination.