It has been 10 years since the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in 11 days.
Mr. Fuketa, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which regulates nuclear power plants, gave instructions and stated that it is important to continue improving regulations so as not to allow the revival of the "safety myth" that has been said that serious accidents cannot occur. I did.
On the 11th, 10 years after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Toyoshi Fuketa, chairman of the Regulatory Commission, gave instructions to employees via the Internet.
The Regulatory Commission is a national regulatory authority that was established the year after the nuclear accident, and has been in charge of the examination necessary for restarting the nuclear power plant and the monitoring of decommissioning work.
Before the nuclear accident, Chairman Fuketa pointed out that the government and other countries were caught up in the "safety myth" that serious accidents such as meltdowns could not occur, and he remembered his original intentions and continued to improve regulations. That is important, and he said, "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission vows not to allow the revival of the'safety myth'."
He also stated that it is important to take flexible measures that are not tied to manuals in order to improve the safety of nuclear power plants. It's a fight to reduce the outside world, and it's essential to always think anew. The attitude of trying to find the answer in what others have already thought cannot prevent a serious accident. " We sounded a warning about how to raise the awareness of regulatory staff.