KEPCO issues safety timetables for power plants

Director of Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) Makoto Yagi on April 9 submitted to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Yukio Edano the medium and long-term timetable for implementing plant safety measures. nuclear power.

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This is considered a step to re-launch two reactors that are stopping the periodic inspection of Oi nuclear power plant.

If agreed, these will be the first nuclear reactors to be restarted after the Fukushima crisis.

According to the above timetable, KEPCO has announced plans to establish valve systems with filtration devices to reduce the risk of radioactive material loss in the event of a serious nuclear accident, as well as setting up earthquake-resistant incident control facility before fiscal year 2015.

Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture

KEPCO has clearly defined the time limit for obtaining 30 safety measures required by the government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant of Gong. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO).

Earlier, KEPCO said it would set up a valve system after a few years. This is the first time this company has stated the time to use this valve system.

KEPCO also has a plan to build an incident management facility within a year and mentions plans to put into use regular power generation systems for emergency situations before the fiscal year 2015.

Mr. Yagi told Minister Edano that KEPCO considers the continuous improvement of nuclear power plants as the most important management policy and intends to achieve the highest level of safety in the world by using all economic resources. corporate sales.

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Minister Edano and two other ministers will assess KEPCO's timetable to determine whether to allow the restart of reactors No. 3 and 4 of the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui prefecture. or not. They will also consider the possibility of power supply and demand this summer in Osaka and a number of other locations in western Japan, where KEPCO supplies electricity, before determining whether to seek cooperation. local to restart the above two reactors or not.

When asked whether KEPCO secured a stable supply of electricity this summer without restarting nuclear reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant, Mr. Yagi said that if the demand for electricity was equal to five. Last year and without nuclear power, it is very difficult to ensure a balance between supply and demand.

The Japanese government and power companies are trying to set a new safety standard for nuclear power plants that can allow re-start of reacting reactors for periodic maintenance. If nuclear reactors are not restarted this summer, Japan may lack about 10% of its electricity supply.