Regional Collaboration Activities of the Kansai Electric Power Company

1. Lec. 9 (Seminar on “Sharing Experience on Nuclear Power for Development” in Vietnam) Regional Collaboration Activities of the Kansai Electric Power Company Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO)

3. Power Station Invitation and Construction History (Mihama Town) • In January, 1956: Establishment of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission • Announcement of a long-term development plan of nuclear reactor for power generation: a substantial part of thermal power generation facilities planned to be newly constructed from 1965 onwards shall be replaced by nuclear power generation. • After the announcement, the public interest in development of nuclear power generation was raised. Power companies’ plans for introduction of nuclear power stations were put into practice. The age of developing nuclear power generation had come in Japan. • In April, 1957: Establishment of the Fukui prefecture advisory body on nuclear power, chaired by the governor of Fukui, was established • In March, 1960, Kawanishi-cho, Sakai-gun (present Sanrihama district, Fukui City) attempted to invite Kyoto University Research Reactor • Although the invitation was not made, it triggered construction of nuclear power stations in Fukui prefecture. • Invitation campaign of nuclear power stations by the Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC) • As Kawanishi-cho in Sakaigun, which has not sufficiently sturdy rock base, turned out to be unsuitable from a geological perspective, construction of the facility was given up. • JAPC recommended Nyu/Urazoko and the surrounding area as a new candidate site to the Fukui Prefecture, and ask for cooperation of the local community. The district, which has granitic base, is geologically suitable for the facility construction. • In May, 1962, the governor of Fukui Prefecture recalled then town mayor of Mihama-cho and mayor of Tsuruga City to explain the JAPC’s plan. • Invitation of Mihama Power Station • In May 22, 1962, Nyu district’s general meeting unanimously agreed on the invitation as the result of strong explanatory activities and guidance of then-mayor of Mihama-cho and understanding of the local residents.In June 27, 1962, Mihama-cho council unanimously agreed on the invitation of nuclear power station. • The prefecture’s development bureau had started purchasing lands, which were purchased by the JAPC in July 1962. Later, KEPCO, which had been looking for the power station sites, took over the sites in Nyu district from the JAPC for the purpose of constructing Mihama Power Station. Mihama Power Station (Nyu district, Mihama-cho)

4. Power Station Invitation and Construction History (Takahama Town) • Invitation of Takahama Power Station • In the 1960s, the high economic growth in Japan accelerated outflow of labor force from the rural area and its depopulation. Accordingly, weakened farming, fishing or mountainous villages gave spurs to financial troubles of the local public entities. Takahama-cho had also financial difficulties, so that they could not fully pay town officials’ salaries. • As Takahama-cho found the fact that KEPCO was looking for the power station sites after Mihama Town, it requested KEPCO to start investigation and consideration for construction of a power station through the governor of Fukui in August, 1965. • Progress in local district residents’ protest campaign • The local district residents, who felt anxiety for their safety and change in living foundation due to site purchase, developed protest campaign. • Then-mayor of Takahama-cho knocked the residents’ door frequently. Around two months later, the residents came to open their doors though a bit. Gradually, they had came to talk seriously and held meetings. • In the town, representatives of the council and various organizations visited pioneer towns (Tokai-mura, Kumatori-cho). Various explanatory activities on nuclear power were repeatedly conducted in order to obtain understanding of nuclear power: regional development especially improvement of prefectural roads, and enormous amount of revenue in a form of fixed asset taxes due to selling of large scale depreciable property will develop the town conditions. • Regional development in Town • In October, 1966, the town council unanimously agreed on the invitation of a nuclear power station. The conditions for the invitation includes: A nuclear power station would be constructed based on Fukui Prefecture’s comprehensive development plan; The residents are not forced to move out of the existing houses for the purpose of not only securing the site but also for other purposes in the future. • Later, commitment of living safety and elimination of anxiety was signed for the local district. After KEPCO requested for the site purchase to the town in June, 1967, site purchase and compensation for damage to fishing industry were signed. Finally, construction of the reactor No. 1 was started in April in 1970, and the reactor No. 2 in February in 1971. Takahama Power Station (Tanoura district, Takahama-cho)

5. Power Station Invitation and Construction History (Oi Town) • Invitation of Oi Power Station • In January 1969, Yoshimi district development council was established to discuss concrete invitation policies. In April, 1969, tentative letter of agreement was signed. Oi-cho council unanimously agreed on the decision concerning invitation of nuclear power station. • In May 1970, KEPCO explained the outline of the power station plan to Oi-cho. Immediately after getting the town administration’s consent, KEPCO started investigation work and part of site creation work. When the full scale construction work is to be started, unexpected protest campaign was launched. • Nation-wide protest campaign and resignation of town mayor • The protest campaign resulted in ripping up of the tentative letter of agreement and initiation of recall campaign of then-mayor of Oi-cho. In July 1971, the mayor resigned taking the responsibility of the chaos. • Cancellation of construction work and town promotion plan • After the resignation of the mayor, the new mayor of Oi-cho held town administration advisory meeting aiming at the cessation of construction. On the other hand, the town council held meetings of councilors and town residents in order to collect opinions of town people. Later, a resolution to temporary cancellation of construction work was called up. After the pros and cons debated, the resolution was rejected by a wide margin. Although it was the town council’s decision, the protest campaign did not calm down. The issue of nuclear power station construction continued to be controversial when the year 1971 ended. • The mayor, who had strong desire to cancel construction work, demanded cancellation of constructing new road leading to Oshima Peninsula of KEPCO. From April, every construction work except safety work was cancelled. Oi Power Station (Oshima district, Oi-cho) • Town promotion plan and restart of construction work • Protest campaign started to decline after the cancellation of the construction work. Oi-cho, Fukui prefecture and KEPCO deliberately started to discuss in order to find the common ground, and formulated a promotion plan. After obtaining consent from the town council, Mayor Nagatanisigned the Oi-cho development plan as well as the letter of agreement of the three parties of prefecture, town, and KEPCO concerning safety management.Accordingly, three months after the construction cancellation, the construction restarted.

6. Local Residents’ Feelings toward Nuclear Power Generation Business – INSS investigation – • Sharing the fate with the nuclear power station, they would like to develop their societycontinuously in the future • Nuclear power generation business is closely related to the local economy • Residents place importance on continuance of their local community and deepening their close relationship based on keeping their houses through local activities and friendship in the neighborhood • Nuclear power generation business is the residents’ pride, while it is a psychological burden. • The residents take pride in local culture and abundant natural environment, as well as sending electricity generated in the nuclear power stations to the cities. • The residents feel beholden to mass media’s and people in other prefectures’ negative responses to nuclear power generation. They feel unhappy with the fact that the district becomes famous as having nuclear power station, and is seen negatively by other people. • Nuclear power generation business itself is regarded as linking to the issues related to local residents’ health and life. • Although the residents appreciate that parties related to nuclear power generation are making efforts for safety of the nuclear power station, they always have anxiety for accidents. • Residents are concerning about environmental pollution by radioactivity and the health of the workers who are close to them. Once accidents or disaster occurs, they think that they suffer devastated damage. • Relationship between nuclear business and residents= sharing the fate • in which residents entrusts important thingsto nuclear business • (Source: Institute of Nuclear Safety System, Incorporated)

7. Voices of the People in the Community • Safety can be felt by the residents watching what KEPCO is doing. KEPCO should take the fact that they are watched on a routine basis. • If you are careful, you do not know when and how disaster occurs. The most important thing is how individual workers are aware of safety. • When I was driving, I carelessly ran off the road at the road shoulder gap, and my car was stranded. No one stopped their car but passed by, and I was walking. Then a worker of the power station related company picked me up, fetched a tow rope from the plant nearby, and took my car up to the road. I was very impressed by the fact that there is such a kind person in the world. • Existence of a nuclear power plant nearby never relive the local residents. However, sincerity of people working at the site make us feel safe. Please keep up the good job. • Power station staff and employees of affiliated company, or chief contractor and contractor employees often used to discussed on the business issues in the bar. I wonder the culture of deepening exchanges over a glass of saki after work may go out of mode. • KEPCO should recognize that local residents are watching the current operation of the power station thinking of its 40 year history (construction to operation)

8. Outline of Regional Collaboration Activities 1. KEPCO’s Efforts for Regional Collaboration 2. Basic Efforts for Regional Collaboration Activities 3. Regional Co-existence Activities of the Headquarters 4. Communication Methods with Local Community 5. Major PR Tools for Local Community 6. PR Facilities in Wakasa Region 7. Communication Activities with Local Community 8. Business Operation Reflecting Local Voices 9. Providing Information on Highly Concerned Nuclear Issues in Local Community 10. Fukui Brand PR Efforts Taken with Local Community

9. KEPCO’s Efforts for Regional Collaboration Trust in KEPCO’s Businesses and Efforts Contribute to regional development as a member of a local community Regional collaboration activities Listen to various opinions of community members Extensively provide information on our businesses/efforts to community Proactive disclosure of information Reflect the opinions to the operation Safe and secure operation of nuclear power stations Fulfill social responsibilities

10. Basic Efforts for Regional Collaboration Activities We listen to the community residents’ various opinions • Not only employees in charge of PR and public hearing but also all other staff such as executives and engineers listen to community residents’ opinions directly. • We listen to your opinions through our PR magazine and various other communication tools • We have a system of in-house sharing of opinions we listen to through our communication activities. • Your opinions will be communicated to the field staff and reflected in our businesses/efforts We provide information on our businesses/efforts extensively to community residents • We are providing information on our business efforts to the whole area of Fukui Prefecture We Contribute to regional development as a member of local community • We contribute to the regional development through participating to Energy Research and Development Centralization Plan in Fukui and other ways

11. Regional Co-existence Activities of the Headquarters

12. Communication Methods with Local Community

13. Major PR Tools for Local Community

14. PR Facilities in Wakasa Region Facility Mihama Power Station PR Center Mihama Nuclear PR Center O Power Station PR Center EL PARK Oi Oiri Kan Takahama Power Station Visitors’ House Wakasa-Takahama ELDOLAND ELGAIA Oi Maizuru Power Station PR Center El Mar Maizuru Aoto, Takahama-cho Oshima, Oi-cho Tanoura, Takahama-cho Narumi, Oi-cho (inside Uminpia Oi) Chitose, Maizuru City, Kyoto (inside Maizuru-shinkai-koen) Location Nyu, Mihama-cho November, 1967 July, 1996 July, 2008 August, 2004 Opening July, 1992 May, 1999 Approx. 120 persons Approx. 200 persons Approx. 450 persons Capacity Approx. 50 persons Approx. 50 persons — No. of visitors as of the end of FY2009 Approx. 45 thousand Approx. 28 thousand Approx. 16 thousand Approx. 140 thousand Approx. 53 thousand Approx. 49 thousand [Major facilities] • Theater GAIA (world’s biggest class virtual theater that enables new type of visual experience) • Cosmo Unit ENERGAIA (cosmic power station attraction through which visitors feel the energy of the future) • Nuclear power station operation support center [Others] • Uminpia Oi (Child and Family Plaza, marina, hotel, etc.) Characteristics of exhibition [Major facilities] • Structure of a nuclear power station (1/25 miniature of nuclear power station) • Hands-on nuclear reactor (Visitors can experience inside the reactor by sound, light, and image) [Others] • Laboratory classroom (prior booking necessary) [Major facilities] • Nuclear power theater (1/3 scale miniature of the containment; Visitors can experience all of nuclear power generation by sound, light, and image) [Major facilities] • A part of the containment block (real block) that was taken out when replacing the steam generator is displayed. * It is located inside the power station, general visitors are not accepted [Major facilities] • Wonder Tour (impressive and thrilling experience zone [charged]) • Science Wonder (experience-based science exhibition facility that visitors can participate in and learn) • Tropical Wonder (hands-on green house assuming tropical rainforest [charged]) [Others] • Laboratory classroom (prior booking necessary) [Major facility] • Energy experience room (introducing power generation system and its history) • Maizuru experience room (introducing important history of Maizuru) • Ship experience room (imaging of a master’s cabin of a British luxury liner in the beginning of the 20th century) • Planetarium (Japan’s first planetarium on the sea [charged])

15. Communication Activities with Communities Issues in public hearings Previous efforts ○Establish framework to share feedback from the community within the nuclear power business headquarters and make use of that feedbackin business operations. ○Enhance communication with people in the community.(Dialogue activities by the management and engineers) Establish a framework for making use of feedback from the community in business operations that includes the management as members. Community coexistence meetings ◆Construction of framework where opinions obtained in communication activities are shared in-house.　○Established a “community coexistence” meeting in order to respond properly to opinions from community residents and share information among stakeholders. (December 2005) (Community coexistence meetingｓ) ・Comprised of nuclear power division director, deputy chief, community coexistence division chief, sub-division director, power plant chief, etc. ・Opinions from the administration, assembly, key persons, and community members handled appropriately by each division, while the person responsible for sharing dialogue information manages the information centrally. ・The meeting is basically held every month in order to share information from each division and examine measures if plants cannot handle certain issues. ◆ Enhance communication with people in the community 　○Direct dialogue between people in the community and the president and management of KEPCO 　○ Visits to each house with engineers participation ○Report feedback from the community ○Deliberate on opinions to be utilized in operation and management of power plants Appoint a person responsible for organizing information and sharing the opinions of the community. Community coexistence headquarters Power plant Person responsible for dialogue information sharing Person responsible for dialogue information sharing Improve dialog activities by the president, management, and engineers. Community feedback Community feedback Feedback from community residents (at the time of the incident) 　○There is a gap between what is regarded as common sense among KEPCO employees and community residents.(Engineers shall visit the community to identify what residents think.) ○We want the president and executives to attend events where they can listen directly to opinions of residents. Informationsessions Discussionsessions Monitor Means Individual explanation PR magazine questionnaire post cards Household visits Discussion session on nuclear power Target Administration Council Residents Opinion leader (Heads of various organizations, etc.) Situation of communication with community residents ◆Visits to individual households with participation of engineers 　○Engineers engaged in direct dialogue with local residents in order to reflect their wishes in our business operations. ◆Direct dialogue between residents and the president/management 　○ The president and management listen directly to feedback from people in the community and reflect them in the business operations. [Participants (Case of Mihama ［2010］]Town side: 18 representatives of various town organizations(Observers: Town mayor, council chairman, assembly members)KEPCO side: President, head of nuclear power operation headquarters, deputy to headquarter head, head of community coexistence headquarters, head of Mihama Power Plant, and other 11 peopleFrequency: Held every year in the towns of Mihama, Takahama, and Ohi from 2005 (Community feedback on discussion session)・I want KEPKO to operate safely and securely such that our children will want to live in towns with nuclear power plants in the future. 　・I want KEPCO to operate responsibly and continue to take full responsibility for its actions, including when dropping equipment from helicopters. ［2010 Discussion Session on Nuclear Power in Mihama (1/25/2011)］ (Number of visited households in Mihama: approximately 3200 households total) (Comments from engineers) 　・I learned firsthand that our work can only be realized with understanding from the local community. * Held 6 times a year in Takahama (approximately 260 households in local area) and 4 times in Ohi (approximately 200 households in local area) Discussion Session on Nuclear Power in Mihama Mihama household visits

16. Operation of Business Making Use of Voices of Community Opinions from community <Trend of opinions (2010)> Power plant operation (breakdown) Sharing feedback from community with onsite personnel N=1647 ○ Share feedback from community within the company and with affiliate companies in discussion sessions at work sites, health and safety committees, etc. ○Publish feedback from community in our newly published report “Wakasa” targeting affiliate companies N=1455 Lead to higher awarenessin daily business operations Examples of feedback from community shared with onsite personnel (On power plant operation)・I visited a power plant and found an atmosphere where the power plant workers take their work seriously and heard them greeting each other with “stay safe,” “good job,” etc. (On incidents) ・I think there are many human errors but it is human to make mistakes. Paper inspection only is not enough. I want KEPCO to always make careful inspections on-site. Examples of reactions by employees ・Hearing the positive feedback from the community gives me motivation to work harder. ・There is a lot of focus on nuclear power plants and even the smallest missteps may lead to distrust. Although it is difficult to achieve perfection, I determined to work diligently toward winning the local people’s trust. ・Although some of the feedback is harsh, I can feel great expectations toward us KEPCO employees. I am determined not to let them down and to earn their trust.

17. Providing Information on Highly Concerned Nuclear Issues in Local Community 16 Outline In order to raise community’s security against nuclear power generation, timely and comprehensible information on nuclear issues that are of the community’s high concern (plutonium-thermal plan, aging facility, new inspection system, earthquake resistant measures, etc.) are provided. Major efforts Comments of local residents In order to make efforts to raise sense of security, we continuously and widely providing timely information on various nuclear power issues that are highly concerned by local community through distributing a PR magazine to all household in Fukui Prefecture (about 330 thousand copies), and using other mass media including TV, newspaper, etc. • “Echizenwakasano-fureai” readers’ responses to questionnaire survey • (*Reply by questionnaire postcards attached to each issue of the PR magazine) • [Aging: Regular issue (Dec 2009); Outline of Mihama unit 1PLM] • I wanted to know this(84%); Easy to understand (80%) [N=666] • As a prefecture resident, I am relieved to know the plant is keeping safety 40 years after construction. • [New inspection system: Regular issue (Apr 2009)] • I wanted to know this(82%); Easy to understand (81%)[N=470] • Efforts for safety is seen by detailed and elaborate explanation of a new system. • [Plutonium-thermal plan: Special issue (May 2010); Acceptance of MOX fuel] • I wanted to know this(81%); Easy to understand (77%) [N=178] • I get to know well about plutonium-thermal power generation using MOX fuel. • [Earthquake resistance: Special issue] • It is the issue that local residents are concerned about. I appreciate timely publication of the magazine. • In order to obtain understanding of prefecture residents, providing information in various forms is important. • [Clearance: Regular issue (Apr 2010)] • Comprehensible article • It is required to actively consider popularization of the system • Activities achieved • Regular issues of “Echizenwakasano-fureai” • …Regular issues distributed 6 times/year takes up various nuclear issues systematically • ➠ Aging(posted on 7 consecutive issues from Aug 2009 to Aug 2010) • ➠ New inspection system (Feb and Apr, 2009) • ➠ Clearance system(Jul 2009, Apr 2010) • Special issues of “Echizenwakasano-fureai” • …Regarding plutonium-thermal plan and seismic safety, special issues are distributed as needed • ➠ Plutonium-thermal plan • No.1Necessity (Jun 2008), No.2 Readers’ opinions (Sep 2008), No.3 Site report (Nov 2008), No.4 Starting production (Feb 2009), No.5 Site report (Jun 2009), No.6 Completion of production, etc. (Nov 2009), No.7 Transportation safety (Jan 2010), No.8 Plutonium safety (Mar 2010), No.9 MOX acceptance preparation (May 2010), No.10 Acceptance and imported fuel inspection (Sep 2010) • ➠ Earthquake resistance • ”Anti-seismic measures for nuclear power plants” (Aug 2007) • ”Simplified impact assessment results concerning seismic safety” (Oct 2007) • ”Interim report on seismic safety assessment” (Apr 2008) Evaluation of activities • Favorable results are given in that timely information is provided concerning topics that are highly concerned in the local community • While many said the contents are comprehensible, some commented they are difficult. Continuously making efforts to elaborate the contents of information is required.  Plutonium-thermal plan, special issue  Regular issue of PR magazine  Article on aging in special issue (Dec 2009)

18. Fukui Brand PR Activities Fukui Brand PR (advertise beauty of Fukui and contribute to the development of tourism and industry) Fukui Brand PR (main past results and planned events in 2011) ▼ Kagurazaka event ○Fukui Cup JBV Grand Slam Mihama September 17 (Saturday) to 19 (Monday/holiday) Suishouhama bathing resort (Mihama) ○Come together! DinoKIDS Dinosaur Kingdom Fukui Dinosaur Wonderland 2011 October 4 (Tuesday) to 10 (Monday/holiday) Kids Plaza Osaka (Osaka City) (Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Kids Plaza Osaka, and KEPCO tie-in project) Event ▲Fukui Cup JBV Grand Slam (Takahama Tournament) ▲Dinosaur event ○Tourist goods event at Kagurazaka “Boom! Fukui in Kagurazaka,Echizen/Wakasa Festival” November 12 (Saturday) to 13 (Sunday) Kagurazaka-dori, Tokyo, within Akagi Shrine ○Tourist goods event at Tenjinbashi “Boom! Echizen/Wakasa in Tenjinbashi, Ume-kaidou/Saba-kaidou Festival” Scheduled for February in 2012 Osaka: Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street within Tenman-gu Shrine Tenjinbashi event ▼ Denki Shimbun A4 special feature ○Newspaper advertisements ・Denki Shimbun Tabloid version, PR feature story published in Wakasa “Wakasa Tour Map: Inspiring Journey” (published in June) ○Special TV programs ・Yomiuri TV “Full Satisfaction! Concierge for Going Out“ - Recommended for Summer Holiday! Everything about Fukui! – Broadcast on July 17 (Saturday) ・Fukui Sightseeing PR program “Fukui in Summer, Wakasa Road, Overnight Drive Tour with Kazue Ito and Natsu Kashu!” Broadcast on July 4 (Monday) (SUN_TV, KBS Kyoto) Programs/advertisements ▼Brochure “Echizen/Wakasa: The Very Best of Fukui” ○Fukui Brand PR support tools ・Production and distribution of brochure of Fukui brands “Echizen/Wakasa: The Very Best of Fukui/Energy” (40,000 copies in 2008, 30,000 copies in 2009, and 30,000 copies published in September 2010; to be published in September 2011) ・Reprinting of “Experience Echizen Wakasa” original post cards Produced A, B, and C versions from 2007 (distributed 34,000 cards) D version produced in March 2011 (4,000 sets) Post cards Others ○Fukui Food Project at KEPCOHall /El Garden Fukui Dinner (July 4 to August 31, 2011) ○Others ・Introductions to Wakasa sightseeing, Fukui products, Dinosaur Museum, etc. in our PR magazine “Watto,” mail magazines, etc. Fukui Dinner