Request for concreteness such as "indoor shelter" period at the time of nuclear accident and concept of cancellation

Regarding "indoor evacuation" that stays inside the building as a measure to avoid unnecessary exposure in the event of an accident at a nuclear power plant, the National Governors' Association and others are uncertain how long it will continue after the instruction is given, so make it concrete. I requested the country.

The request was made by Governor Maruyama of Shimane Prefecture, where Shimane Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 has virtually passed the national examination, on behalf of the National Governors' Association, etc., and handed the request to Deputy Minister Horiuchi of the Cabinet Office in charge of nuclear disaster prevention. It was.

Indoor evacuation is a measure to avoid unnecessary exposure in the event of an accident, so that residents within 30 kilometers from the nuclear power plant do not evacuate immediately and stay in facilities or houses, but it is unclear how long it will continue after the instruction is given. There is an indication of.

Governor Maruyama requested that the national guidelines and manuals reflect the period of evacuation indoors, the way of thinking about the cancellation of instructions, and the measures to be taken when a house collapses. We also requested that it be reviewed as necessary.

Deputy Minister Horiuchi said, "We will strive to further enhance and strengthen the nuclear disaster prevention system."

Regarding indoor evacuation, NRA Chairman Sarada said at a press conference last month, "I think that the period of indoor evacuation is at most two or three days," and the NRA review team said. Will discuss in the future.

Governor Maruyama of Shimane Prefecture also made a prefecture-specific request to the country, and requested that the evacuation plan be concrete and enhanced, and that support and cooperation necessary for securing evacuation destinations and means of transportation be provided. ..

After the request, Governor Maruyama commented on the evacuation plan around the Shimane nuclear power plant. We recognize that there are no issues, but we are currently working on summarizing the emergency response in the Shimane area, which the government has also entered, and if we can confirm the issues, we will respond one by one. "