Regarding the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, where deficiencies in anti-terrorism measures have been found one after another, the Nuclear Regulation Authority plans to compile the results of inspections of TEPCO's improvement measures by May this year. showed.
Inspections to date have found inadequacies in the equipment to detect intrusions from the outside, and Chairman Yamanaka said that the administrative ban on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, which effectively prohibits its operation, will be lifted by the end of May. It is quite difficult to do,” he said.
Two years ago, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant was found to have a series of important anti-terrorism problems, such as inadequate equipment to detect intrusions from the outside. We are checking for improvements.
An interim report of the inspection was made at a regular meeting of the regulatory committee on the 8th, and it was confirmed that some of the equipment that detects intrusion from the outside did not send a signal and was corroded. In addition, it was reported that there are six other issues, such as the reduction of unnecessary alarms not reaching the target value.
In response to this, members of the committee expressed the opinion that "There are some items that TEPCO has not achieved its own targets, and it is difficult to solve these problems with hardware alone."
After that, it was confirmed that after conducting additional inspections, etc., the results will be compiled by May this year and future measures will be decided.
At a press conference after the regular meeting, Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka said, "It will be difficult to dramatically improve the issues pointed out in the inspection by May." It is quite difficult to lift it in May," he said.