(1) Nuclear power plants in Japan cannot operate continuously for more than 13 months and must undergo a three-month periodic inspection.
(2) Japanese nuclear reactors must be decommissioned 60 years after their first operation.
The government has now decided that the period of time that the plant has been out of service due to periodic inspections and other reasons will be subtracted from the 60-year period, and the plant will continue to be used.
I thought that the decision would have been made in preparation for the public's condemnation as "sophistry!", however, so far I have not heard any such comments (although it may be too early to make a judgment).
After all, if you look at the ongoing "realities of the people in a country where the power infrastructure has been bombed and lives are at stake for wintering over," you may not be able to say such a thing.
Just wondering, "Would I, "11 years ago," be able to say the same thing?"
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Eleven years ago, I left this note
Even now, this idea has not changed one millimeter.
Accidents happen in any system -- "absolutely".
Safety is all about "safety based on killing people".
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If restarting nuclear power plants is 'an unavoidable step for the survival of the nation,' then I will accept it.
However, I was also prepared to "continue to encounter accidents of the same level as the Fukushima nuclear accident".
"In Japan, I will encounter two or three nuclear accidents in my lifetime and suffer from radioactive contamination at least once"
If we can be so determined, coexistence with nuclear power plants is possible.
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"Assuming the occurrence of a nuclear accident, assuming all possible contingencies, considering countermeasures for the worst possible accident, and knowing fully well that it could still probably cause terrible damage to you all -- the government has decided to 'restart nuclear power plants'."
If the Prime Minister will declare the above,
At the very least, I declare too that I will stand on the side of the Prime Minister, his cabinet, and the government.