Japanese Nuclear Power Plants and Seismic Issues

http://www.fccj.or.jp/node/2505

Time: 2007 Jul 20 13:00 - 14:00
Summary:

Press Conference:
Katsuhiko Ishibashi, Mitsuhei Murata & Kazuyuki Takemoto;
"Japanese Nuclear Power Plants and Seismic Issues"

Language:

The speech will be in English and the Q & A in Japanese with English interpretation.

Description:

*Due to space restrictions this news conference is open to members of the working press only.

The world's biggest nuclear power plant, TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant, was damaged by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on July 16. In the minutes following, live TV images of a fire at the plant flashed around the world. About 50 cases of water leakage, fire and other problems occurred at the plant for which TEPCO apologized.

But TEPCO bungled calculations and announced problems late. Already under the gun for a series of safety problems, some are wondering about the safety of Japan's nuclear industry if the operator can't even get its calculations to add up.

This seismic hazard highlighted the issues of safety at nuclear plants and has many people asking questions. Three specialists will speak at the FCCJ on Japanese nuclear power plants and seismic issues and one of the speakers promises to bring as-yet unpublished photos of the inside of this damaged power plant.

Katsuhiko Ishibashi is a professor at Kobe University's Research Center for Urban Safety and Security and specializes in earthquake seismology.

Mitsuhei Murata is advisor to the Nationwide Network for Collecting Signatures to Stop the Hamaoka Nuclear Reactors and a former Ambassador to Switzerland.

Kazuyuki Takemoto is a member of "Citizens to Protect Kariwa Village from Nuclear Power" and a former village legislator. He first submitted a petition to the government about the seismic resistance of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in 1974.

Katsuhiko Ishibashi, professor, Kobe University's Research Center for Urban Safety and Security.

Mitsuhei Murata, Advisor, the Nationwide Network for Collecting Signatures to Stop the Hamaoka Nuclear Reactors.

Kazuyuki Takemoto, "Citizens to Protect Kariwa Village from Nuclear Power"

Posted by Wayne Hunter on Thu, 2007-07-19 15:19