A negligent employee working from home compounded the company’s problems a week after Japanese regulators delayed the restart of the largest nuclear power plant in the world due to safety issues. The company that runs the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Japan’s Niigata prefecture, Tokyo Electric Power Co., said that a worker lost a stack of papers after placing them on top of a car and driving off. The incident is the most recent in a spate of errors made by the company and is probably going to further reduce the regulator’s trust in Tepco. Japan has been unable to restart the majority of its nuclear reactors that were shut down in the wake of the Fukushima accident in 2011, due to safety breaches and a stringent regulatory process.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority of the country opted to maintain a de facto ban on the power plant’s resumption of operations
The Nuclear Regulation Authority of the country, which is in charge of the safety procedures for the 33 remaining reactors in Japan, just last week opted to maintain a de facto ban on the power plant’s resumption of operations on the grounds that the utility’s preventative measures are insufficient. When a local citizen uncovered some of the papers, which dealt with coping with fires and floods, the utility learned about the breach. 38 pages of paperwork are still being sought after by the business. The employee and their management received warnings, and Tepco promised to ensure that all employees abide by strict guidelines when moving papers and information off-site.
