At the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station in Niigata Prefecture, there were a series of serious deficiencies in counterterrorism, and full-scale inspections by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to confirm measures to prevent recurrence of TEPCO are expected to begin this month at the earliest. have become.
At the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, problems related to terrorist countermeasures, such as inadequate equipment to detect the intrusion of terrorists, became apparent one after another, and the Regulatory Commission told TEPCO that it was "a serious situation in terms of nuclear material protection." We have issued administrative sanctions prohibiting the movement of nuclear fuel, such as putting nuclear fuel into the nuclear reactor.
In response to this, TEPCO submitted a report last month summarizing measures to prevent recurrence.
At a private meeting held on the 13th, the Regulatory Commission discussed a full-scale inspection plan to confirm the results of cause analysis and recurrence prevention measures described in the TEPCO report.
According to the Secretariat's Nuclear Regulatory Agency, the plan is generally approved, and the inspection of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is expected to begin this month at the earliest.
Units 6 and 7 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant have passed the examination necessary for restarting, but Toyoshi Fuketa, Chairman of the Regulatory Commission, said, "I think the inspection will take about a year." It is expected that it will not be possible to restart until the fall of the year.