Four electric power generators in western Japan have agreed to cooperate on an effort meant to improve emergency response and decommissioning at nuclear reactors.
Kansai Electric Power Co., Chugoku Electric Power Co., Shikoku Electric Power Co., and Kyushu Electric Power Co. announced their effort to further augment the Cooperation Agreement Between Nuclear Operators in Nuclear Emergency on Friday. The original agreement was signed by 10 electric power companies Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd., and Electric Power Development Co. in 2014.
“The additional cooperation agreement, dispatching staff and providing material and equipment, enhances measures for preventing expansion of damage and recovering from disaster by making the most of our geographical proximity in nuclear emergency,” according to a press release issued Friday. “In addition to cooperation in nuclear emergency, we will also cooperate in initiatives for further safe and smooth decommissioning of nuclear reactors, and for establishing the facility for dealing with specific severe accident.”
