5 June, 2019
TEPCO Considering New Plan to Remove Spent Fuel from Fukushima Daiichi-2
On May 30, the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) released a progress report on the decommissioning work taking place at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants.
At Unit 2, TEPCO still expects to begin removing fuel from the spent fuel pool sometime in FY23 (April 2023 to March 2024). Now, given the reduced radiation levels inside the operating floor of the reactor building found in investigations conducted over the winter, TEPCO is also considering a third approach to the removal, in addition to two approaches that both involve demolishing the upper part of the operating floor.
In the new approach, only as little of the floor as possible would be removed, with an assembly base for removal work to be built on the south side of the operating floor, allowing access to the inside of the floor.
At a press conference, President Akira Ono of the Fukushima Daiichi Decontamination & Decommissioning Engineering Company explained the new thinking. ...more
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15 May, 2019
【52nd JAIF Annual Conference】 Fukushima Daiichi Report
On April 10, the second day of the JAIF Annual Conference, a presentation was given by Managing Executive Officer Akira Ono of Tokyo Electric Power Co., and president of the Fukushima Daiichi Decontamination and Decommissioning Engineering Company (FDEC), concerning the current state and challenges at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants.
He began by reporting on the lifting on the very same day of several evacuation orders in Okuma Town in Fukushima Prefecture. Already eight years have passed since the accident at the NPPs, and the environment both within and surrounding it has improved substantially. Work at the site is being carried out strategically and on schedule. The company is endeavoring to reduce risks and improve interactive communications, advancing the decommissioning process safely, steadily and without delays.
In the presentation itself, TEPCO’s Ono discussed six topics, accompanied by the showing of various graphics illustrating the following items: the current state of Fukushima Daiichi, the improved working environment there, measures to deal with contaminated water, the removal of fuel from spent fuel ...more
