Training assuming a serious accident at a nuclear power plant was held at the Prime Minister's Office, and Prime Minister Kishida and others who participated confirmed the emergency response using the video conference system.
The government's comprehensive nuclear disaster prevention drill began in 1999 with a criticality accident in Tokai Village, Ibaraki Prefecture, and was postponed last year due to the issuance of an emergency declaration for the new Corona.
This event was carried out on the assumption that an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher occurred off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, and the function of cooling the reactor of Onagawa Nuclear Power Station Unit 2, which Tohoku Electric Power is aiming to restart, was lost. I did.
At the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Kishida and related ministers gathered, and Prime Minister Kishida declared a "nuclear emergency" and evacuated and evacuated indoors while taking measures against the infection of the new Corona to the residents around the nuclear power plant. I called for calmness.
After that, a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters was held by connecting the Prime Minister's Office and related local governments with a video conference system.
Prime Minister Kishida said, "The situation is changing from moment to moment. I want the government to thoroughly share information and respond promptly as a whole while staying close to the uneasy feelings of the residents. We have confirmed the emergency response, such as instructing "I would like to ask you to ensure safety such as evacuation guidance."