ＩＡＥＡが柏崎原発を現地調査　４月２日まで、核物質防護評価―新潟

　国際原子力機関（ＩＡＥＡ）は２５日、東京電力柏崎刈羽原発（新潟県）で核物質防護に関する現地調査を開始した。４月２日まで原発構内の設備の確認や関係者へ聞き取りなどを行う。
　同原発ではテロ対策関連の不祥事が相次ぎ、原子力規制委員会が事実上の運転禁止を命令。昨年１２月に解除された際、斎藤健経済産業相から外部の目による評価を受けるよう求められていた。（2024/03/25-11:08）

A team of investigators from the International Atomic Energy Agency began inspecting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in central Japan on Monday to look into how the plant protects nuclear materials.
   The IAEA's inspection of the nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture run by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., including hearings with staff, will continue until April 2.
   The inspection comes after Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority last December lifted a ban on the plant's operation that had been imposed for its shortcomings related to protection of nuclear materials from terrorism. When the ban was lifted, Japanese industry minister Ken Saito called for an outside evaluation of the plant's antiterror measures.
   The IAEA team told plant officials in a meeting on Monday that they will provide advice to the nuclear plant as needed after the inspection.
   Takeyuki Inagaki, head of the plant, said that the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant aims to learn from the IAEA's inspection with humble attitude to make it trusted by locals.