In response to the protracted review of the Higashidori Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 in Aomori Prefecture, which is a prerequisite for restarting, Tohoku Electric Power asked the Nuclear Regulation Authority to ``point out the issues at an early stage.'' He requested that the examination process be made more efficient.
It took about six years to pass Tohoku Electric Power's application to the regulatory commission, which was the prerequisite for restarting reactor No. 2 of the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Miyagi prefecture, and about nine years passed for reactor No. 1 of the Higashidori nuclear power plant in Aomori prefecture. and is still under review.
On the 17th, the Regulatory Commission exchanged opinions with Tohoku Electric Power's management, in which *President Kojiro Higuchi pointed out issues at an early stage of the examination and clarified the criteria based on past examinations. I requested
In response to this, members of the committee expressed their understanding that "we can respond by increasing the frequency of meetings" regarding how to proceed with the examination, but clarified the criteria would be difficult due to reasons such as securing personnel. An opinion has been given.
After the meeting, *President Higuchi said, "In the open meeting, it was possible to confirm the direction of the examination a little more easily. We also want to make efforts to improve efficiency as much as possible and work toward restarting operations." said.
* ``Hi'': ``Tsuji'' for kiban.
One point for Shinnyo.