國安經驗證，日復一核電

【Comment】

Skin-deep candidates of 2016 Presidential campaign might make use of the restart of one Japanese nuclear power plant to assert that the nuclear power is inevitable. 

Well, it might not be the story.

Right after the devastating earthquake on March 11, 2011, the USPACOM launched “Operation Tomodachi” to verify the military capacity of both countries taking over the civil affairs in time of emergency, including the measures countering the leakage of radioactive matters.

Evaluating the risk and the shutting down of all nuclear power plants, Japan as well as the US has verified the consequences of non-nuclear power society in war time.

These were maneuvers by chance.

One nuclear power plant is now back in line under the new standards. 

The maneuvers go on.    revised at 2100

九州川內核電站1號機組將於11日上午重啟○共同社(2015.08.10)

　　【共同社8月10日電】九州電力公司10日宣佈，將在11日上午10點半重啟川內核電站1號機組（鹿兒島縣薩摩川內市）核反應堆。計劃14日開始發電和輸電，9月上旬開始商業運轉。該機組將成為國內首個符合新安全標準重啟的核電機組。

　　10日九州電力對抑制反應堆內核裂變的控制棒進行了驅動檢查。這是重啟前的最後檢查，對控制棒能否在規定時間插入反應堆進行了確認。預計反應堆啟動後將在11日晚間11點左右達到核裂變反應穩定持續的臨界狀態。

　　另一方面，反對重啟的居民等10日在川內核電站周圍舉行示威遊行，前首相菅直人也到訪。菅直人向媒體表示：“將重啟完全交由九州電力和當地政府來決定是安倍政府放棄責任。如果明天重啟，將在國會徹底追究責任。”（完）