Interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel Aim to expedite examinations Regulatory Commission Aug. 6 14:44
The NRA has stated that “responsibility lies also with the committee” regarding the prolonged examination of the first intermediate storage facility in Japan that temporarily stores spent nuclear fuel from nuclear power plants. In the future, we focused on evaluating storage containers and showed the idea of conducting a quick examination.
The facility under construction in Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture, is the first intermediate storage facility in Japan that temporarily stores spent nuclear fuel from the nuclear power plant. It is necessary to pass the regulatory standards that have been made, and this examination is prolonged.
On this day, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission exchanged opinions for the first time with the management of the company that operates the facility.
The company explained that it took a long time to discuss the fact that the examination was taking a long time, such as changing the examination policy around the impact of the tsunami.
On the other hand, Chairman Toyoshi Sarada stated that “the review policy should have been changed earlier. The committee is responsible for the longer period,” and in the future we will focus on evaluating storage containers. , Showed the idea of expediting the review.
The interim storage facility is planned by the government and the electric power company as a measure to solve the problem of spent nuclear fuel that continues to accumulate in various places. At present, it will start in FY2021.
After the meeting, President Takashi Sakamoto of “Recycled Fuel Storage” said, “I would like to work on the examination so that I can gain a solid understanding.”