Miyagi Onagawa nuclear power plant evacuation plan to add measures against infectious diseases such as corona June 17 20:43
About the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi prefecture that has passed the national examination and Tohoku Electric Power is aiming to restart the operation The national government and local governments have added measures against infectious diseases such as new coronavirus to the evacuation plan in the event of an accident I decided to do it. This is the first time that concrete measures against infectious diseases are included in the evacuation plan for the nuclear power plant.
Onagawa Nuclear Power Station No. 2 passed the examination by the Nuclear Regulation Authority necessary for restart in February this year, and in March the Cabinet Office and local governments prepared for a serious accident and targeted nearly 200,000 people in the surrounding area. I have summarized the evacuation plan I made.
However, after that, in response to the spread of the new coronavirus, the Cabinet Office decided to add measures against infectious diseases for the first time in the evacuation plan of the nuclear power plant.
Specifically, vehicles such as buses used for evacuation are divided into those who are infected and those who are not. In addition to wearing masks, seats are separated from each other.
Also, as a result of infection control, the number of people riding in one vehicle may decrease, so we are considering doing piston transportation and preparing additional vehicles.
In addition, prior to instructing indoor evacuation, prioritize radiation exposure measures, do not use "ventilation" in principle, avoid crowding at evacuation centers, and have mildly infected persons enter private rooms or other evacuation facilities. I am considering.
This evacuation plan is expected to be reported and approved by the government's nuclear disaster prevention conference in the near future.