Governor Miyagi Murai will convey the local consent to restart the Onagawa nuclear power plant to the country on the 18th November 12 4:48
Governor Murai of Miyagi Prefecture announced on the 11th that he would agree with the local community regarding the restart of Tohoku Electric Power Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 2.
Governor Murai has a policy of communicating directly to the national government on November 18, and will seek support for the development of evacuation roads, which has been pointed out as an issue by local governments and others.
On the 11th, Governor Murai of Miyagi Prefecture announced local consent, which is a prerequisite for restarting, after meeting with Mayor Yoshiaki Suda of Onagawa Town, the local government of Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2, and Mayor Hiroshi Kameyama of Ishinomaki City.
This is the first time that local consent has been given for a restart at a nuclear power plant in the area affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Governor Murai said that the reason was that nuclear power generation is an important base load power source and that employment will contribute to the local economy. "It was a tough decision among various opinions." I did.
Governor Murai plans to meet with Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama on November 18 and directly convey his consent, and will seek assistance for the development of evacuation roads in the event of an accident.
Governor Murai wants to deepen the local understanding of the restart by urging the government to solve the issues pointed out by the local government and the prefectural assembly.