The site of countermeasure construction for disasters such as tsunamis and serious accidents promoted by Japan Atomic Power Company based on new regulatory standards at Tokai No. 2 Nuclear Power Station, the only nuclear power plant in the metropolitan area in Tokai Village, Ibaraki Prefecture, has been disclosed to the press. rice field.
What was opened to the public is the site of countermeasure construction necessary for restarting the Tokai No. 2 nuclear power plant.
Of these, at the construction site of a seawall with a total length of 1.7 km, a tubular steel pile that reaches a height of 20 meters from the sea surface is driven into the underground bedrock, and a tsunami of up to 17 meters is expected.
So far, the pile has been struck to the planned height at about 700 meters, which is about 40% of the total, and in the future, work to cover the pile with a reinforced concrete wall will be promoted.
In addition, for the high-voltage power supply used when the emergency power supply required for cooling the reactor is lost, and for the emergency response center on the hill where the response headquarters will be located in the event of a serious accident, the foundation work for each installation site will be carried out. The site etc. was released.
According to Japan Atomic Power Company, the countermeasure work required for restarting based on the new regulatory standards has been underway for about 170 billion yen since 9 years ago, but the completion time of the work has been postponed twice so far. At the moment, it is scheduled to be completed again in September next year.
Yoshikazu Murabe, General Manager of the Japan Atomic Power Company Tokai Business Headquarters, said, "We have extended the construction period, but we would like local people to actually see the site and deepen their understanding. I want to give top priority to the construction work steadily. "