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Tepco should update its nuclear emergency manual: IAEA inspectors
Topic Started: 14 Jul 2015, 11:09 PM (22 Views)
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Tepco should update its nuclear emergency manual: IAEA inspectors

JIJI, KYODO
JUL 14, 2015

NIIGATA – International nuclear inspectors have told Tokyo Electric Power Co. to update its emergency manual to reflect new safety measures imposed after the crisis at the company’s Fukushima No. 1 plant began.

The order came after a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency completed two weeks of inspections of the company’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant.

The review was conducted at the request of Tepco, which hopes to reactivate the complex as soon as possible and salve the balance-sheet pain of replacing lost nuclear capacity with fossil fuel.

All of Japan’s reactors remain offline in the wake of the triple meltdown at Tepco’s Fukushima No. 1 plant.

The Vienna-based body will compile a final report within three months.

By inviting IAEA experts to Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Tepco was seen as trying to secure international support for restarts.

However, the IAEA review does not replace the need to clear safety screening by the national regulator itself.

According to Takafumi Ane-gawa, managing director of Tepco, the IAEA team also said it would be preferable to reduce dependence on plant makers and allow the utility to manage all information such as changes in nuclear plant designs, in order to respond quickly to any accidents.

“The team made clear what we thought was insufficient,” Anegawa said.

“The investigation was beneficial,” Anegawa added, saying the company will act on the IAEA’s recommendations.

The IAEA advised that “accident management guidance should cover all plant conditions,” including potential accidents involving the facility’s spent nuclear fuel pools.

The agency proposed that the plant’s emergency plans be “fully integrated and documented in a way that is clear and easy to use.”

The nuclear experts also “identified a number of good practices” at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility, including enhanced measures against tsunami and flooding and frequent drills in severe conditions to make sure all personnel are prepared for emergencies.

Tepco, which was effectively nationalized in the wake of the Fukushima meltdowns, faces massive costs for compensation and decontamination work.

Its business has also suffered due to higher imported fuel costs in the absence of nuclear power.

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