Nuclear fuel factory To prepare a draft examination certificate showing actual passing Regulatory Commission September 3 5:23
Regarding the country's first commercial nuclear fuel plant that uses plutonium extracted from spent nuclear fuel to produce new nuclear fuel, Chairman Sarata of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has reached the end of the examination to confirm safety etc. , Showed the idea of entering the draft of the examination document showing the actual passing.
The factory is aiming for completion in the next fiscal year.
The nuclear fuel plant under construction in Rokkasho-mura, Aomori Prefecture, is the first commercial plant in Japan to produce nuclear fuel called MOX fuel using plutonium extracted from spent nuclear fuel at nuclear power plants.
It was an important facility of the nuclear fuel cycle policy of the country that promotes the reuse of nuclear fuel, and the operator Japan Nuclear Fuel had applied for examination by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission six years ago to see if it complied with the regulatory standards. ..
So far, seismic resistance of the facility and measures against fire etc. have been examined, and on the 2nd, the regulatory committee chairman Toyoshi Sarada said at the press conference "There are no major issues", and the examination will be final I have clarified the idea to put together a draft examination document showing the above pass.
The total operating cost of the plant is over 2 trillion yen, and Japan Nuclear Fuel is aiming for completion in the first half of the next fiscal year.
Regarding the nuclear fuel cycle policy, the procedures of major facilities are progressing, such as taking out plutonium from spent nuclear fuel and passing the examination at the reprocessing plant this July.
However, realization of the policy has many problems such as huge cost.