On the 15th, the prefecture agreed to apply to the national government for a review of Kansai Electric Power's plan to install a ``dry storage facility'' to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel at a nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. did.
Kansai Electric Power is planning to install a ``dry storage facility'' at a nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel from a nuclear power plant, and the prefecture has approved the application for a review from the national government. was the focus.
On the 15th, Fukui Prefecture's Vice Governor Yasuhiro Nakamura met with Kansai Electric Power's Nuclear Power Business Head Hitoshi Hitoshi Mizuta, and in addition to steadily implementing plans to transport spent nuclear fuel out of the prefecture, he also discussed safety measures for storage facilities and nuclear fuel After asking the local community to provide detailed explanations regarding the timing of the removal, etc., we conveyed our intention to approve the application to the national government.
After the meeting, General Manager Mizuta stated that there were concerns that the installation of dry storage facilities would prolong the storage of spent nuclear fuel, saying, ``Today we promised to clearly indicate how long spent nuclear fuel will be stored.'' "We will provide information as soon as the conditions are right," he said, and clarified his policy to indicate specific storage periods and other details before the facility is established.
With the approval of Fukui Prefecture, Kansai Electric Power Co. applied to the Nuclear Regulation Authority on the afternoon of the 15th for a review to establish a facility at the Takahama Nuclear Power Plant.
Based on the status of the review, applications for other nuclear power plant facilities will also be considered.