The Nuclear Regulation Authority has officially approved the installation plan at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata Prefecture, submitted by Tokyo Electric Power Company, regarding the facilities necessary for anti-terrorism measures that are required to be installed at nuclear power plants.
On the 17th, the Nuclear Regulation Authority deliberated on the plan to install anti-terrorism facilities for Units 6 and 7 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant submitted by Tokyo Electric Power Company.
At the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, inspections by the regulatory commission are still ongoing in light of serious deficiencies in anti-terrorism measures that were revealed one after another last year, but in deliberations, inspections and the installation of anti-terrorism facilities should be considered separately. I agreed with that.
Toyoshi Fuketa, chairman of the committee, also said, "We are checking TEPCO's stance on the protection of nuclear materials and safety through special inspections. We have not found anything decisively lacking in the basic design of anti-terrorism facilities." formally approved the establishment of anti-terrorism facilities.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. is aiming to restart Units 6 and 7 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, but unless inspections by the Regulatory Commission show that efforts to protect nuclear materials have improved, they will continue to be unable to restart. .
Toyoshi Fuketa, chairman of the committee, also said, "We are checking TEPCO's stance on the protection of nuclear materials and safety through special inspections. We have not found anything decisively lacking in the basic design of anti-terrorism facilities." formally approved the establishment of anti-terrorism facilities.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. is aiming to restart Units 6 and 7 of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, but unless inspections by the Regulatory Commission show that efforts to protect nuclear materials have improved, they will continue to be unable to restart. .