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The 12th Safety Caravan was conducted on January 31, 2001, at the Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Takahama Power Station, in Fukui Prefecture.
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Safety Presentation |
Safety Presentation
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The safety presentation was attended by approximately 50 employees from the power station and related companies.
Following a presentation by NSnet on its activities, a lecturer from the Japan Atomic Power Company, gave a report entitled "Attitudes Toward Nuclear Safety," and another lecturer from the Toshiba Institute of Nuclear Engineering, discussed "The future of the Nuclear Industry-Caring for People and Technology." |
The lecturer said that workers in the nuclear industry should be able to go about their jobs in a relatively relaxed manner, provided that they recognize the potential danger involved. He also stressed that safety could only be maintained at nuclear power stations if every single worker implemented his or her job in an appropriate and safe manner, adding that nuclear power was necessary for the future of humankind, and that those involved in the nuclear industry should work together with a sense of pride.
Another lecturer offered his personal view of the nuclear safety culture. He touched on the attitude engineers should adopt, noting that they should be judged not on what they say, but on the contribution they make to society. He also spoke about the importance of passing on nuclear power technology, and about ethical education among nuclear power engineers.
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Discussion session
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During the discussion session, NSnet outlined its Peer Reviews and website, open exclusively to NSnet members. This was followed by a presentation by the Takahama Power Station on the topic of safety management, which touched on the promotion of safety management activities and improvements to safety management during shutdown. Afterward, Messrs. Asai, Itakura, and Miyazawa took part in a Q&A session, during which representatives from the Takahama Power Station offered opinions and suggestions regarding future NSnet activities.
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