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Japan's Sawa Nuclear Power Plant Begins to Undergo Security Inspections
According to Japanese media reports, the Kawakawa Nuclear Power Plant located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, has previously passed the review of relevant departments and became the first nuclear power plant in Japan to comply with the new national control standards. Starting from the 8th of this month, prosecutors from the Japan Atomic Energy Control Agency have begun investigating the compliance with the "Security Regulations" at the Sichuan Nuclear Power Plant, and its restart may be delayed.According to reports, in May this year, the Japan Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission approved Kyushu Electric Power Company’s newly formulated “Security Regulations” on the response system and steps in the event of a major accident at a nuclear power plant.
This "security inspection" is conducted four times a year. This is the first inspection conducted by the Japanese government after it approved the "Security Regulations" based on new control standards. Since it is necessary to confirm whether the nuclear power plant has properly prepared detailed operation manuals in accordance with the new regulations, the inspection will last for three weeks, one week longer than usual.
It is reported that once major violations are discovered, the nuclear power plant will not be able to restart operation until the problem is improved. Kyushu Electric Power Company hopes to restart Unit 1 in mid-August, but due to insufficient preparations and a lag in the equipment inspection process, the restart may be further delayed.
On the 7th of this month, a Japanese citizen group calling for denuclearization held a rally in Maizuru Park, Fukuoka City, to oppose the restart of the Sichuan nuclear power plant. On that day, 15,000 people participated, and the participants chanted slogans such as "There is no need for nuclear power plants" and held a march in the city.
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