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TEPCO Employee working at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Tests Positive for Covid-19
April 24, 2020
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
It was confirmed today through PCR testing that a Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. employee working at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station has contracted Covid-19.
At the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station, a Covid-19 Countermeasures Task Force headed by the Site Superintendent has taken measures to prevent the spread of the virus, and we have continued to implement our Business Continuity Plan while also implementing countermeasures to prevent infection and the spread of the virus. This Covid-19 infection of an employee shall not impact the safe operation of the power station. At the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station, all reactor Units 1 through 7 are currently shutdown and fuel is being kept cool and stable in the spent fuel pools.
So as not to cause concern amongst community residents we shall respond suitably to instructions given by health officials and continue to implement countermeasures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as we strive to maintain stable operation of the power station.
1. Number of infections
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.: one employee
2. Measures already taken
- Sterilization of the office in which the infected employee works
- Shelter-in-place order given to personnel who had contact with the infected employee
3. Main countermeasures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station
-Personnel have been instructed to wear masks while commuting and during work only to remove their masks after returning home in order to thoroughly prevent contracting Covid-19.
-Personnel have been instructed to take their temperature before coming to the office and to keep track of their daily physical condition using health management charts.
-Personnel have been encouraged to frequently sterilize their hands with alcohol, access to work areas in the main administration building has been restricted, and personnel have been instructed to sterilize common-use areas with alcohol after use.
-Personnel are prohibited from traveling, including business trips.
-A shift system is being employed for lunch breaks and the number of people personnel may sit across from while eating has been limited in the cafeteria.
-Operators have been instructed to avoid contact with other employees and contractors.
4. Number of infections so far
- April 7, TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.; one employee
- April 13, TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc.; one employee
- April 14, TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc.; one executive
- April 15, TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc.; one employee
- April 18, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.; one employee
- April 19, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.; one employee
- Same day as above, TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc.; one employee
- Same day as above, TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc.; one employee
- April 22, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.; one employee
Nine people in total
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13302790
Worker infection halts anti-terror project at Genkai nuclear plant
By YASUYUKI ONAYA/ Staff Writer
April 16, 2020 at 18:43 JST
The Genkai nuclear power plant’s No. 3, left, and No. 4 reactors in Saga Prefecture on March 17 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Kyushu Electric Power Co. suspended work to build an anti-terrorism facility at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture after a worker there tested positive for the novel coronavirus on April 14.
The infected construction worker was involved in the project, which is required under stricter safety standards for nuclear power plant operations, the company said April 15.
All civil engineering work at the nuclear plant was halted on the night of April 14, and the company said it does not know when it can restart the project.
The infected worker is a male employee in his 50s of leading construction company Obayashi Corp., Kyushu Electric said.
He is a resident of Karatsu city in Saga Prefecture and was among the new coronavirus cases reported by the prefectural government on April 14.
He has not worked at the plant since April 10, when he complained of illness.
After the utility was informed about the infection from the construction company, it ordered about 300 other workers who may have come in contact with their infected colleague to stay home. They include Kyushu Electric employee and those commissioned to work on the anti-terrorism project.
The company said the infection would have no effects on the operations of the nuclear power plant.
Under the tougher safety standards imposed after the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, utilities are obliged to construct anti-terrorism facilities for reactors at their nuclear plants.
For the Genkai nuclear plant, the completion deadlines for the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors are August and September 2022, respectively.
The company said it has no idea if the suspension of work will affect the project schedule.
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TEPCO Employee working at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station Tests Positive for Covid-19
April 24, 2020
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
It was confirmed today through PCR testing that a Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. employee working at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station has contracted Covid-19.
At the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station, a Covid-19 Countermeasures Task Force headed by the Site Superintendent has taken measures to prevent the spread of the virus, and we have continued to implement our Business Continuity Plan while also implementing countermeasures to prevent infection and the spread of the virus. This Covid-19 infection of an employee shall not impact the safe operation of the power station. At the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station, all reactor Units 1 through 7 are currently shutdown and fuel is being kept cool and stable in the spent fuel pools.
So as not to cause concern amongst community residents we shall respond suitably to instructions given by health officials and continue to implement countermeasures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 as we strive to maintain stable operation of the power station.
1. Number of infections
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.: one employee
2. Measures already taken
- Sterilization of the office in which the infected employee works
- Shelter-in-place order given to personnel who had contact with the infected employee
3. Main countermeasures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station
-Personnel have been instructed to wear masks while commuting and during work only to remove their masks after returning home in order to thoroughly prevent contracting Covid-19.
-Personnel have been instructed to take their temperature before coming to the office and to keep track of their daily physical condition using health management charts.
-Personnel have been encouraged to frequently sterilize their hands with alcohol, access to work areas in the main administration building has been restricted, and personnel have been instructed to sterilize common-use areas with alcohol after use.
-Personnel are prohibited from traveling, including business trips.
-A shift system is being employed for lunch breaks and the number of people personnel may sit across from while eating has been limited in the cafeteria.
-Operators have been instructed to avoid contact with other employees and contractors.
4. Number of infections so far
- April 7, TEPCO Power Grid, Inc.; one employee
- April 13, TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc.; one employee
- April 14, TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc.; one executive
- April 15, TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc.; one employee
- April 18, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.; one employee
- April 19, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.; one employee
- Same day as above, TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc.; one employee
- Same day as above, TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc.; one employee
- April 22, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.; one employee
Nine people in total
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13302790
Worker infection halts anti-terror project at Genkai nuclear plant
By YASUYUKI ONAYA/ Staff Writer
April 16, 2020 at 18:43 JST
Kyushu Electric Power Co. suspended work to build an anti-terrorism facility at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture after a worker there tested positive for the novel coronavirus on April 14.
The infected construction worker was involved in the project, which is required under stricter safety standards for nuclear power plant operations, the company said April 15.
All civil engineering work at the nuclear plant was halted on the night of April 14, and the company said it does not know when it can restart the project.
The infected worker is a male employee in his 50s of leading construction company Obayashi Corp., Kyushu Electric said.
He is a resident of Karatsu city in Saga Prefecture and was among the new coronavirus cases reported by the prefectural government on April 14.
He has not worked at the plant since April 10, when he complained of illness.
After the utility was informed about the infection from the construction company, it ordered about 300 other workers who may have come in contact with their infected colleague to stay home. They include Kyushu Electric employee and those commissioned to work on the anti-terrorism project.
The company said the infection would have no effects on the operations of the nuclear power plant.
Under the tougher safety standards imposed after the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, utilities are obliged to construct anti-terrorism facilities for reactors at their nuclear plants.
For the Genkai nuclear plant, the completion deadlines for the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors are August and September 2022, respectively.
The company said it has no idea if the suspension of work will affect the project schedule.
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