14Technical competence for major accidents
Major accident response facilities (response to major accidents)
- Requirements from the New Regulatory Requirements
- ●Procedures and equipment necessary for major accidents should be prepared.
- Actions taken at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station
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●Organizational framework adopting the idea of the Incident Command System was established for flexible organizational response during an emergency.
●Procedures for power supply via power-supply vehicles and alternative water injection procedures during station blackouts were prepared to
respond to accidents that largely exceed conventional assumptions.
●Operational procedures were prepared for equipment added from the New Regulatory Requirements.
●The number of people who can respond to emergency situations was increased both at the power station and at headquarters.
●Drills are being conducted repeatedly and improvements are continually being made to increase the effectiveness of the procedures
and emergency response.