Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 visits Governor Miyagi, Secretary of the Energy Agency after passing regulatory standards

Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 Passed the regulatory standards and visited the Governor of Miyagi, Secretary of the Energy Agency. March 2 19:11

Last month, the Commissioner of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy visited the Miyagi Prefectural Office on March 2 after the Nuclear Regulation Authority finalized a review of Tohoku Electric Power's Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 in Miyagi Prefecture, which was a prerequisite for restarting. We handed a document requesting Governor Murai to understand for restart.

On November 26, the Nuclear Regulation Authority of Tohoku Electric Power Company's Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant aims to restart operations, the NRA has issued a certificate indicating that it has passed the new regulatory standards.

Following this, Secretary of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Yasushi Takahashi visited the Miyagi Prefectural Office and met with Governor Murai.

Among them, Secretary Takahashi said, "The importance of nuclear power generation is increasing due to global warming. We will continue to do our best in safety measures, as restoration of social trust in nuclear power is important." Handed a document seeking understanding towards.

In response, Governor Murai said, "It is important to understand the prefectural citizens, not to mention the highest priority on safety. I want to make a decision. "

Governor Murai will hold a local briefing on the possibility of restarting the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant No. 2 in the future and will also ask the mayors of the prefecture and the prefectural council for their opinions, so it is important to see what kind of judgment they will show as a local Will be

Governor Murai "I want to provide an opportunity to have the country explain"

After the talks, Governor Murai said, "I think it's a good idea to hold a briefing for residents first. He showed his thoughts on the schedule of the briefing as soon as possible.

He said, "I'll judge after hearing everything and hear what I'm saying about restarting," and didn't disclose the current attitude.