原発再稼働要請 立地自治体の理解が最優先だ

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The Yomiuri Shimbun (Apr. 16, 2012)
Priority should be given to host governments' consent
原発再稼働要請　立地自治体の理解が最優先だ（4月15日付・読売社説）

The government is at a crucial juncture regarding reactivation of the suspended Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture.
　関西電力大飯原子力発電所３、４号機（福井県おおい町）の再稼働に向けた正念場である。

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet must unite to convince the local governments hosting the plant and local residents, and quickly win their understanding.
　野田内閣は、速やかに地元の理解を得るよう、一丸となって説得しなければならない。

On Saturday, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano held talks with Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa, Oi Mayor Shinobu Tokioka and other officials at the Fukui prefectural government office, asking for local understanding of the restart of the suspended reactors.
　枝野経済産業相が１４日、福井県庁で西川一誠知事や時岡忍おおい町長らと相次いで会談し、大飯原発の再稼働に理解を求めた。

Edano told them the central government has confirmed the safety of the reactors, in accordance with the new safety criteria sought by the Fukui prefectural government, and concluded it is necessary to restart the reactors.
　枝野氏は、福井県から要望のあった新たな安全基準に沿って安全性を確認し、再稼働が必要と判断したと説明した。

Nishikawa refrained from answering during the talks, saying he wants to "check carefully" the appropriateness of restarting the reactors.
西川知事は再稼働の妥当性を「厳正にチェックしたい」と、回答を留保した。

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Send consistent message

Nishikawa praised Edano's remark that the government would use nuclear energy as an important power source. He also asked the government to send unwavering messages that nuclear power generation is essential.
　知事は、枝野氏が原発を重要な電源として活用すると述べた点を評価し、「原発が必要不可欠であることについて、政府はぶれることのないメッセージを出してほしい」と要請した。

If it is going to ask local governments hosting nuclear power plants to cooperate, the Noda administration must make it clear it has broken from the idea of making the country's energy policy free from its dependence on nuclear power, a position advocated by former Prime Minister Naoto Kan and other government leaders although there were no prospects for its realization.
　立地自治体に協力を求める以上、野田政権は菅前首相らの唱えた、展望なき「脱原発」からの決別を明確にするべきである。

On the other hand, Nishikawa said with a strong sense of dissatisfaction that the efforts and contributions made by local governments and communities hosting nuclear plants have not necessarily been understood by the areas that consume the electricity.
　一方で知事は、原発を受け入れてきた地元の努力や貢献が「電力を消費する地域に必ずしも理解されていない」と、強い不満を示した。

During a press conference following his talks with Edano, the governor said the prefectural government will make the ultimate decision on whether the reactors should be restarted.
その後の記者会見では、再稼働の是非は「最終的には立地県が判断すべきだ」とも述べた。

He likely intended to refute criticism that the government's judgment on the restart was too hasty, an opinion voiced by governors of the neighboring prefectures of Shiga and Kyoto and by Toru Hashimoto, mayor of Osaka, a major consumer of the power generated from the KEPCO plant.
　滋賀、京都の両知事や、電力の大量消費地である大阪市の橋下徹市長が、政府の再稼働判断は拙速だと批判しているためだろう。

It was also made apparently in opposition to Edano's earlier remark that the government needs to win the understanding not merely of the local governments hosting the plant but also of the nation, as a major accident at the plant would affect the entire country.
　枝野氏が「日本全国が地元」と発言したことへの反発もある。

Needless to say, it is important to win understanding for the restart from neighboring governments. But the central government has to give the most weight to the local governments hosting the plant.
　もちろん、周辺の自治体から理解を得ることは重要だが、政府は立地自治体の意向を最大限に尊重する必要がある。

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Power shortage looms

If the nuclear reactors suspended for regular inspections are not restarted, all 54 of the nation's reactors will become idle in early May. In particular, the area in which the Oi plant is located and that is covered by the supply of electricity generated by KEPCO is expected to suffer a power shortage of up to about 20 percent this summer.
　定期検査で止めた原発を再稼働しなければ、５月上旬に全原発５４基が停止する。特に大飯原発のある関電管内では今夏、最大約２０％の電力不足が予想される。

During a press conference Friday, Edano said power outages and shortages would significantly affect such socially disadvantaged people as the sick and the elderly.
　枝野氏は１３日の記者会見で、再稼働の必要性に関連し、「停電や電力不足は病気の人や高齢者など社会的弱者に大きなしわ寄せを与える」などと指摘した。

He also said it was by no means permissible to bring about a power crisis by siding with optimists who say power supply and demand could be managed somehow through power-saving efforts or other measures. He is quite right.
　節電などで何とかなるとの楽観論にくみして、電力危機を招くことは「到底許されない」とも強調した。妥当な認識だ。

If we replace nuclear power generation with thermal power, fuel costs for this fiscal year will increase by as much as 3.1 trillion yen for the whole nation.
　原発を火力で代替すると、今年度の燃料コストは全国で３・１兆円も増える。

Therefore Edano is not going too far to say that within the near future the service areas covered by KEPCO may be asked to accept a hike in their utility charges.
枝野氏が「関電管内も遠からず、電力料金の値上げをお願いせざるを得ない」と言うのも、決して大げさではない。

Sufficient consideration should be given to the economic aspect of the power supply so the nation's economy is not adversely affected by such developments as the hollowing-out of industry.
　産業空洞化などで日本経済に打撃を与えぬよう、経済性への配慮を欠いてはなるまい。

(From The Yomiuri Shimbun, April 15, 2012)
（2012年4月15日01時25分 読売新聞）