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Japan has downgraded its nuclear plant, acknowledging its fragile ability to cope with a nuclear crisis

  Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant a series of rescue work is still in progress, the Japanese all walks of life for nuclear power plant assessment and attitude is also in a complex contradictory mood tangled。Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan recently said that after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident will make every effort to set strict safety standards for nuclear power plants。He stresses,"In terms of results,This is a serious accident,In ensuring the safety of nuclear power plants,It's not going to work with the same standards and ideas as before.",He reflected,"Japan's response to a nuclear accident as serious as this one,Both practice and experience,Can be said to be extremely weak and vulnerable."。

  If it were not for the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, Prime Minister Naoto Kan would not be able to make such a profound reflection。目前,Japan has been cautious about the safety of nuclear power plants,Japan Ratings and Investment Information Center 29 announced,The rating of the eight power companies with nuclear power plants other than Tokyo Electric Power was simultaneously downgraded by one notch to AA from AA+.,Even Kansai Electric Power, which was not affected at all by the earthquake and is responsible for the transmission of electricity to Osaka and other places, was not spared,The rating of Tokyo Electric Power Company was downgraded by four notches in late March and early April,Down from "AA+" to "A"。In response to the downgrade, the center explained that the current wave of opposition to nuclear power in Japan continues to rise, and it is difficult to calm down in a short period of time, in such an atmosphere, nuclear power plants that have attracted attention for their stable supply of electricity and comparative advantages in cost are no longer able to operate as smoothly as before。

  As the most serious victim of the nuclear power plant accident, the local people in Fukushima are very resolute in their opposition to the nuclear power plant, and the people in the county have organized many large-scale anti-nuclear demonstrations。In 2010, the county formulated a five-year comprehensive development plan based on the premise of "symbiosis with nuclear power plants.,Sato, the governor of the prefecture, recently said that the development plan would be revised,He said the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant showed no signs of abating,The safety myth of nuclear power plants has been turned upside down,Fukushima Prefecture should strive to build a society that does not rely on nuclear energy in the future,Sato also stressed that the basic idea of "staying away from nuclear power plants" will be included in the prefecture's reconstruction plan, which will be finalized at the end of July。

  The Tokyo Electric Power Company, which owns the Fukushima nuclear plant, recently held a shareholder meeting to elect Toshio Nishizawa, a senior executive, as its new president, replacing Masataka Shimizu, who resigned。After taking office, Nishizawa said in an interview with reporters that he would make every effort to put all reactors at the Fukushima First nuclear power plant in a state of cold shutdown by mid-January next year, and carry out practical management of radioactive materials。He also said that a medium-term plan for compensation would be issued as soon as July, and that the amount of compensation should be felt by the victims to be fair and reasonable。Nishizawa also revealed that after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, Tokyo Electric Power Company to large banks and other loans of 2 trillion yen (about 1 yuan.600 billion yuan) for various rescue and compensation activities。

  A large amount of radioactive material has been discharged from Fukushima nuclear power plant for a long time, and the serious impact on the surrounding environment has become the focus of people's attention。Japan's Ministry of Education, Sports, Science and Technology had previously said radiation levels in other areas outside Fukushima prefecture would not have an immediate health impact,Therefore, it is thought that each prefecture, including the area around Fukushima, only needs to set up one monitoring point,However, the direction of radioactive material diffusion is affected by wind direction and precipitation,Pollution varies greatly from place to place,Sometimes only a few dozen kilometers,The pollution value varies by four to five times,Many local governments and citizens have no choice but to prepare their own measuring instruments to take measurements。In response to this situation, the Japanese government plans to add 250 radiation monitoring points across the country, and accelerate the improvement of Fukushima Prefecture schools and nurseries and other areas of the nuclear radiation monitoring system, the total budget is expected to exceed 20 billion yen (about 1.6 billion yuan).。