Regulatory Agency Inspects TEPCO for inadequate counter-terrorism measures against nuclear power plants “Is there a problem with information sharing?”

In response to a series of serious counter-terrorism deficiencies at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station in Niigata Prefecture, the Nuclear Regulatory Agency conducted an on-site inspection of TEPCO, and as a result of interviews with President Kobayakawa, it was in-house. We have shown that there may be a problem with the way information is shared.

At the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, defects in counter-terrorism measures have continued since March last year, and subsequent measures have been inadequate. In September last year, employees illegally entered the central control room, resulting in a series of serious deficiencies. Therefore, in April, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued an administrative punishment for corrective measures against TEPCO.

On the 13th, a specialized team of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, which is investigating this problem, conducted an on-site inspection at the TEPCO headquarters and interviewed President Kobayakawa about how to be involved in nuclear security operations and information sharing for about an hour. Did.

After the interview, Shuichi Kaneko, Team Leader of the NRA Additional Inspection Team, said, "I think the president was not fully aware of the situation or was not able to convey the details regarding the handling of information related to nuclear security." , Showed that there may be a problem with the way information is shared.

The Regulatory Commission is planning to investigate the cause in earnest after receiving reports such as cause analysis from TEPCO by September, and the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant will continue to be unable to restart until it is judged to have improved. ..