Regarding the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima Prefecture and the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant in Saga Prefecture, which were being examined due to a review of seismic standards, the Nuclear Regulation Authority has issued an examination report stating that they have passed the standards. has been officially compiled. If they did not pass the test by April this year, there was a possibility that their operations would be suspended, but now they can continue operating.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority revised its seismic standards three years ago, requiring business operators to use new methods to assess the effects of earthquakes where faults do not appear on the ground and the epicenter cannot be identified, and take countermeasures as necessary. .
Of these, the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant and the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant, which have already restarted, need to be reviewed for the expected maximum tremors, and the regulatory commission has set a deadline for them, and if they do not pass the review by April, The situation was such that there was a possibility that the vehicle would be suspended.
At its meeting on the 7th, the regulatory commission deliberated on Kyushu Electric Power's draft review report that found it ``conforms to standards'' regarding new shaking assumptions and earthquake countermeasures, and as there were no objections from members, it was officially approved. We have decided to compile the following.
As a result, the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant and the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant have passed the inspection and are now able to continue operating.
However, the expected shaking is up to 1.4 times as strong at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant, and the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant is also expected to be stronger than before in some cycles, so Kyushu Electric Power has decided to carry out reinforcement work at each of them. .