Defense Minister Kono Verification of nuclear power plant protection system
Regarding the protection system such as nuclear power plant, Defense Minister Kono, at a press conference after the Cabinet, examined security issues such as coping with terrorism and missile attacks, and then gave opinions with Minister Koizumi, who is in charge of nuclear disaster prevention. He expressed his desire to exchange.
In this context, Defense Minister Kono stated that the nuclear protection system to deal with terrorism and missile attacks, etc., “understands how safe the attacks are on buildings, spent nuclear fuel pools, and nuclear fuel cycle facilities. It is necessary to continue. "
After that, he said, “I hope to exchange opinions with the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry after gathering information properly,” and I would like to exchange opinions on safety measures with the Minister of the Environment, Koizumi, who is in charge of nuclear disaster prevention. I showed the idea.