A large-scale disaster prevention drill was started on the 29th, assuming a serious accident at the Mihama Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 of Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. in Fukui Prefecture, which restarted after a 40-year operation period in principle.
Approximately 7,000 people will participate in the training over a two-day period to check procedures for the settlement of the accident and evacuation methods for residents.
The training is conducted by Fukui Prefecture in collaboration with the Cabinet Office and other organizations every year, and on the 29th of the first day, it started on the assumption that the external power supply was lost due to the earthquake at Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 in Mihama Town and the reactor could not be cooled. rice field.
On the premises of the nuclear power plant, Kansai Electric Power employees confirmed the flow of connecting the cable of the Hokuriku Electric Power Company's power supply car, which rushed to cheer, to the "power connection board" near the reactor building.
This is based on the lesson that it was not possible to quickly connect an external power supply car due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 10 years ago, and employees used a special device to match the shape of the cable connection part. I was connecting.
Then, about 10 minutes after the arrival of the power supply car, the connection was completed and the electricity supply started.
Mihama Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 has passed a special national inspection and was the first nuclear power plant in Japan that has been in operation for more than 40 years and restarted in June.
In the training, an evacuation drill for local residents will be held on the 30th, and the effectiveness of the evacuation plan including measures to prevent infection with the new coronavirus will be verified. A total of about 7,000 people will participate in the two days. I am.