
浜岡原発の不正問題を受け、再稼働審査の申請を取り下げへ。経営陣は陳謝しつつも原発維持の姿勢を強調。
中部電力の林欣吾社長は14日、名古屋市内で会見し、浜岡原発3、4号機の再稼働審査の申請取り下げを表明した。不正問題で陳謝しつつも、原発維持の姿勢を強調し再申請を目指す方針を示した。
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中部電力は浜岡原発の不正問題を受け、経営体質の見直しを迫られている。
中部電力の林欣吾社長は14日、名古屋市内で記者会見に臨んだ。厳しい表情を浮かべ、浜岡原発3、4号機の再稼働審査の申請取り下げを明らかにした。一方で「決して諦めることなく再申請に向けた取り組みを進めていく」と強調し、あくまでも原発を維持する姿勢を鮮明にした。
「経営層が審査遅延を叱責」 担当者不適切行為の要因に―浜岡原発不正で報告書・中部電
午後2時から始まった会見では、冒頭に同原発の不正問題を陳謝し、深く頭を下げた。「コンプライアンスを優先する組織風土を構築できなかった」「原子力事業者としてあってはならないことで、非常に深く重く考えている」などと反省の言葉が続いた。
ただ、浜岡原発の今後に関する質問には語気を強め、「原発の必要性、重要性は何ら変わるものではない」と断言。「全てを取り下げて会社の体質を見直し、再申請するのがベストだ」と主張した。経営合理性の観点から廃炉を検討しないのか問われると「時期尚早だと思っている」とかわした。
約3時間半に及んだ会見には勝野哲会長も出席。不正について「(自分が)副社長、社長と経営の中枢を担っていた(時期だ)。防止できなかったことに極めて重い責任があると認識している」と述べた。
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再申請に向けた取り組みの実施
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On the 25th, Chubu Electric Power announced that four new cases of inappropriate rewriting of decommissioning work documents for Units 1 and 2 of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant were discovered, bringing the total to 18. In order to make it appear that things were progressing according to plan, reports were made that differed from actual results, and there is a possibility that expenses were fraudulently claimed in a total of eight cases.

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Ltd. and Japan Atomic Power Co. have proposed a new plan for an interim storage facility in Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture, in which Kansai Electric Power and Tohoku Electric Power will participate. Aiming to secure 5,000 tons as originally planned, it is assumed that delivery will begin around 2028. Prefectures and cities will now decide whether to accept them.

On the 14th, an external investigation committee into the Chubu Electric Power Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant's earthquake estimation data fraud issue released a report stating that criticism and reprimands by management for the delayed review led those in charge to act inappropriately. The company announced the withdrawal of its application for restart examination of Units 3 and 4, and the resignation of President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoshi Katsuno.

It has been revealed that Chubu Electric Power is considering withdrawing the review of Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4 due to data fraud issues surrounding the review. The results of the third-party investigation will be announced on the 14th, and management will hold a press conference. The outlook for restarting operations is uncertain.

Regarding the Alaska LNG Project, which transports natural gas from northern Alaska to the south and exports it as LNG, Dr. Watson from the University of Alaska talked about competitiveness in the Pacific region market and his expectations for Japanese companies' participation in the project in an interview with Jiji Press.

In Europe, where record-breaking heatwaves continue, multiple nuclear power plants have been affected, including the Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary, which has shut down due to a lack of cooling water due to falling river levels. On the other hand, since Japan uses seawater, domestic power companies have explained that they are not affected by similar heatwaves.