Tohoku Electric Power Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2 Miyagi Prefectural Assembly decides to allow restart October 22, 18:28
On the 22nd, the Miyagi Prefectural Assembly announced a decision to allow the restart of Tohoku Electric Power Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 2.
Governor Murai intends to determine the local consent after hearing the opinions of the mayors of the prefecture.
Regarding Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2, which Tohoku Electric Power aims to restart, the council of Onagawa Town and Ishinomaki City, where the nuclear power plant is located, has already indicated that it will allow the restart.
The Miyagi Prefectural Assembly held a plenary session on the 22nd to discuss whether to allow the restart.
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Koji Sasaki, who is in favor of restarting, said, "The situation of high dependence on fossil fuel-derived thermal power generation is going against the times. Renewable energy cannot support domestic industry, and for the time being nuclear power generation It needs to be up and running. "
Isao Sasaki, a member of the "Voice of Miyagi Prefecture", a parliamentary group formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party, who is in the opposite position, said, "The safety of the nuclear power plant has not been established and the evacuation plan is not effective. Is it necessary to do so?
I have experienced in Fukushima that an accident can have catastrophic consequences. "
After that, a vote was taken, and the petition from the residents who agreed with the restart was adopted by the majority of the LDP and Komeito, and the prefectural assembly decided to allow the restart.
Governor Murai told reporters, "It was the first parliament in the affected prefecture to accept the restart, and we have reached a major milestone and take it very seriously.
We listened to the opinions of the mayors of the prefecture and made the final intention. I would like to announce it, "he said, and after hearing the opinions of the mayors of the prefecture, he expressed his intention to judge the consent of the local community.
If Governor Murai gives the local consent, it will be the first restart of a nuclear power plant in the Tohoku region, which was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
About the judgment of the parliament The reaction in Sendai city
Various opinions were heard in Sendai City about the Miyagi Prefectural Assembly's decision to allow the restart of Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 2.
A woman in her 80s in Sendai said, "There is an accident in Fukushima, but overall I think that a nuclear power plant is necessary. There is no choice but to decide. I want you to make sure that there are no accidents as long as there is no alternative energy." I was talking.
Meanwhile, a man in his 80s in Sendai said, "I'm sorry I think the nuclear power plant should be abolished. The discussion is not exhausted."
A man in his 60s in Sendai said, "I didn't want you to decide easily because there was a nuclear accident in Fukushima. It seems that evacuation guidance has not been decided clearly, so I want everyone to convince me before drawing a conclusion." Was there.
In addition, a woman in her 30s in Sendai said, "I am afraid of the danger of radiation exposure because I have children. I want you to proceed carefully in order to protect the future of your children."
Mayor Onagawa "How the governor takes it is big"
Regarding the fact that the Miyagi Prefectural Assembly allowed the restart of Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 2, Mayor Yoshiaki Suda of Onagawa Town said, "I have only heard the results, but as a prefectural assembly, not only the local government but also a wider range of various voices I feel that this is the final conclusion based on political ideas. How the governor accepts the judgment of the prefectural assembly is important. "
Mayor of Kameyama, Ishinomaki "Judgment based on comprehensive consideration"
Regarding the decision by the Miyagi Prefectural Assembly to allow the restart of Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 2, Hiroshi Kameyama, Mayor of Ishinomaki City, said, "The prefectural assembly has been discussing nuclear power from various perspectives, and as a result. Today, we recognize that the intention of the prefectural assembly has been shown. Ishinomaki City wants to make a decision by comprehensively considering all aspects based on the results of the city council and the prefectural assembly. " did.