柏崎刈羽原発、避難体制強化へ　再稼働目指し閣僚会議

　政府は６日、東京電力ホールディングス（ＨＤ）の柏崎刈羽原発（新潟県）の再稼働を目指し、首相官邸で関係閣僚会議を開いた。地元の理解を得るため、災害時の避難体制を強化する方針を確認。データセンターなどで電力需要の増加が見込まれる中、電力の安定供給に向け、岸田文雄首相の退任前に再稼働の道筋を付ける狙いがある。
　首相は会議の席上、東日本の電力供給構造の脆弱（ぜいじゃく）性などを背景に「柏崎刈羽原発の再稼働の重要性は高まっている」と説明。「再稼働への理解が進むよう関係閣僚で緊密に連携し、政府を挙げてさらなる具体的な対応を行ってほしい」と述べ、国の関与を強める姿勢を強調した。（2024/09/06-13:16）

The Japanese government Friday agreed to enhance the evacuation system for a possible disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.
   The move is aimed at winning understanding from local residents for a restart of the plant before Prime Minister Fumio Kishida steps down this autumn. Through the restart, the government hopes to ensure stable power supplies amid an expected increase in power demand for data centers and other facilities.
   "It's increasingly important to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant" due to the fragile power supply structure in eastern Japan, Kishida told the day's meeting of related ministers.
   "I want related ministers to work closely to promote understanding for the restart and take more concrete measures," the prime minister also said, emphasizing the government's intention to strengthen its involvement.
   On Friday, the government decided to establish a new framework to discuss ways to develop evacuation roads without imposing financial burdens on the Niigata prefectural government.