Reactor experiments and research is shut down one after another.

The 22nd , it was found that the reactor experiments and research for only two universities of Kyoto and Kinki University held by educational institutions in the country has stopped operation after another . This is because in December last year , is not only commercial nuclear power companies , the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to enforce the new standard for reviewing the safety of the reactor experiments and research . Prospect of currently resumption is not standing , university officials concerned about " human resource development of nuclear -related hitch If you can not use a nuclear reactor to training and research , resulting in a decrease in the safety of nuclear power plant In the long run " and have .
Kinki University is holding a reactor of 1 watt heat output 4 m diameter , 2 m in height in the Nuclear Research Institute of the campus of Higashi-Osaka . While reactor domestic and minimum about 30 parts per billion Kansai Electric Power Oiigenpatsu ( Fukui) of group 1 , it's almost the same structure as the primary normal that generates heat using the nuclear fuel . Kyoto also has a nuclear reactor two of the same 100 watts and 5,000 kW Research Reactor Institute of tofu Kumatori town .
However , I was supposed to be the new standard of safety review committee of regulation came into force in December last year , the nuclear reactor of the two universities also review . Kinki University plans to stop the operation of the reactor in February this year , to apply for a review this summer . Kyoto also stopped one this month , also stopped another at the end of May . It plans to apply for a review before and after .
It is not decided in the same manner as examination of commercial nuclear power plant , operation is forced to stop until the examination of course end of the examination period after application . If you strictly to review measures against terrorism and collision of aircraft in commercial nuclear power plant the same level , there is a possibility that take a long time to pass .
Ito, director of Kinki University Atomic Energy Research Institute are worried about a " period not available if prolonged , interfere with the engineering education " he said. Many of the students who practice in a nuclear reactor of the two universities , and has been working as an engineer at a power company , can lead to depletion of young engineers long-term stop . Engineer is required even if to decommissioning . I want you to think corrective action as soon as possible because you 'll have to avoid the situation in which the education Cole sea lions .


国内の教育機関で近畿大学と京都大学の２大学だけが保有する実験・研究用の原子炉が相次いで運転を停止していることが２２日、わかった。原子力規制委員会が昨年１２月、電力会社の商業用原発だけではなく、実験・研究用の原子炉の安全性も審査する新基準を施行したためだ。現在のところ再開のめどはたっておらず、大学関係者は「研究や実習に原子炉が使えないと原子力関連の人材育成が滞り、長い目でみると原発の安全性の低下を招く」と懸念している。
　近大は、大阪府東大阪市のキャンパスの原子力研究所に直径４メートル、高さ２メートルで熱出力１ワットの原子炉を保有。関西電力大飯原発（福井県）１基の約３０億分の１と国内最小の原子炉ながら、核燃料を使い熱を発生させる通常の原発とほぼ同じ構造だ。京大も同府熊取町の原子炉実験所に同５千キロワットと同１００ワットの２つの原子炉を持つ。
　ただ、昨年１２月に規制委の安全性審査の新基準が施行され、両大学の原子炉も審査することになった。近大は今年２月に原子炉の運転を停止し、今夏にも審査を申請する予定。京大も今月に１つを止め、５月末にはもう１つも停止。その前後に審査を申請する方針だ。
　申請後の審査期間は商業用原発の審査と同様に決まっておらず、審査終了まで当然運転は停止を余儀なくされる。商業用原発並みに航空機の衝突やテロへの対策まで厳格に審査した場合、合格までに時間がかかる可能性がある。
　近大原子力研究所の伊藤所長は「利用できない期間が長引けば、技術者教育に支障をきたす」と心配している。両大学の原子炉で実習した学生の多くは、電力会社で技術者として活躍しており、長期停止は若い技術者の枯渇を招く恐れがある。廃炉するにしても技術者は必要です。教育がとどこうる事態は避けなければならないでしょうから早めに対応策を考えてほしいですね。