Interview with Tetsunari Iida, Director of Kankyo Energy Policy Research Institute (1)
We asked Tetsuya Iida, director of the Institute for Environmental and Energy Policy, who is familiar with nuclear power plants and energy policy, regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Mr. Iida majored in nuclear engineering at Kyoto University and engaged in the design of nuclear power plants, but withdrew following criticizing “nuclear unevenness”. He has set up his own research institute with the aim of eliminating nuclear power and promoting renewable energy. What kind of problems does Mr. Iida point out in this military invasion?[Interviewer is Masahiro Kawaguchi, Editor-in-Chief of Economic Premier]
–This military invasion targeted Ukrainian nuclear power plants such as Chernobyl. Isn’t it the first time that a nuclear power plant has been the target of an attack in a world conflict or war?
◆ Tetsuya Iida In 1981, there was an incident in which the Israeli army bombed a nuclear power plant under construction in Iraq, saying that “Iraq is at risk of having nuclear weapons.”
I think that was the first time that the nuclear power plant was directly targeted by the military, and not following that. This is the first time that a nuclear power plant in operation has been targeted, and I am very worried regarding what will happen in the future.
Anxious Zaporozier Nuclear Power Plant
-The Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which was suppressed by the Russian army, had an external power supply cut off, and it seems that it has recovered following that, is that okay?
◆ The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has stopped by 2000, except for Unit 4, which caused a major accident in 1986, so it is unlikely that a core meltdown will occur like the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. First of all.
Unless you intentionally destroy the cooling pool of spent nuclear fuel, I don’t think it will have such a big impact. Even more scary is the Zaporozier nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine.
–Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporozier, is overwhelmed by the Russian army …
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