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Comprehensive Nuclear Emergency Response Exercise
November 9, 2019
Photograph of the Prime Minister giving a press conference as part of the exercise
Photograph of the Prime Minister receiving the report
Photograph of the Prime Minister making a statement (1)
Photograph of the Prime Minister making a statement (2)
[Provisional Translation]
On November 9, 2019, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe conducted the FY2019 Comprehensive Nuclear Emergency Response Exercise at the Prime Minister’s Office.
The exercise was conducted based on a scenario in which the emergency core cooling system fails to inject water into nuclear reactors at Shimane Nuclear Power Station Unit 2.
The Prime Minister held a press conference related to the Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency Situation based on this scenario.
Later, relevant ministers gathered and a simulated first Joint Meeting of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters and Major Disaster Management Headquarters was held.
Following the remarks related to the Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency Situation from Prime Minister Abe, who chairs the headquarters, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority Fuketa reported an outline of the accident and the status of the responses; Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Koizumi reported on the status of the residents’ evacuation; and Minister of State for Disaster Management Takeda reported on the status of the earthquake disaster responses.
Afterwards, there were reports from Shimane Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Matsue City, and the Local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters on the local situation.
Based on the reports, the Prime Minister issued instructions for responses to each minister and others. In addition, relevant ministers made statements in response to the Prime Minister’s instructions.
Lastly, the Government’s basic policy on urgent measures to respond to an emergency situation was decided, and the exercise was concluded.
