February 19th Tokyo Electric Power Company of Japan said that a staff member of the Kashiwazaki Yuba nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture made a mistake, causing damage to nuclear material protection facilities in many places.
According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association on the 19th, the accident occurred in late January, and the nuclear material protection facility used to detect illegal intruders was damaged in many places due to staff mistakes.
Immediately after the accident, Tokyo Electric Power Company reported the situation to the Japanese government, and it was confirmed that the damage would not cause safety problems.
Kashiwazaki Yuwa Nuclear Power Plant has had many accidents in management and safety countermeasures, including unauthorized use of other people’s passes to enter the central control room, fire equipment discovering safety hazards, etc.
