“Lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident for employees” TEPCO develops training facilities

It will be 10 years since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in March next year.

TEPCO has newly established a facility in the Yokohama City Research Institute to convey the lessons learned from the accident to employees.

In the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a meltdown occurred at Units 1 to 3 and a large amount of radioactive material was released, forcing many residents to evacuate.

Before the 10th anniversary of the nuclear accident next year, TEPCO has newly established a facility in the laboratory in Yokohama City where employees can learn about the circumstances and causes of the accident.

At the facility, there will be panels that introduce the details of the accident that caused the loss of power due to the inundation caused by the tsunami and the mass release of radioactive materials, and the circumstances surrounding the tsunami countermeasures, so that participants can learn in detail. It has become.

Eight people participated in the training on the 15th, and after understanding the background of the failure to proceed with the countermeasures even though they had the opportunity to review the tsunami countermeasures, they sat in a wheelchair and conducted an interactive training.

Participants commented that they thought it was safe and that they had to admit that the culture of safety was low.

TEPCO has been conducting training for all employees for two years, but in the future, we would like to use this facility to conduct training that emphasizes dialogue and lead to changes in awareness and behavior.

Kazuyuki Tomonaga, director of the TEPCO Safety Promotion Office, said, "We must remember the accident and keep our responsibilities in mind. We will continue to work on it as long as the company survives."