Tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant faces new delay in removing melted fuel debris

Tsunami-Wrected’s Japanese operator Fukushima daiichi On Tuesday, the nuclear power plant said that the full -scale removal of melted fuel residues will be postponed until 2037 or later, and the last mishaps that underlined the upcoming difficulties will be postponed.

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings or TEPCO said it would need 12 to 15 years of preparation before starting full -scale removal of melted fuel residues in the reactor number 3. This preparation involves reducing radiation levels and creating the necessary facilities in and around the reactor.

In general, at least 880 tons of melted nuclear fuel, 2011 earthquake and tsunami after the melting in the plant melted with the internal structures and other debris is mixed with the broken parts of the debris.

The delay brings back the 2051 target set by the government of Japan and Tepco to remove the facility from the service.

Receiving a test In November, three years behind a small example of melted fuel remains, and some experts estimate that the work of the service may last more than a century.

TEPCO said 2051 is planning to adhere to the current completion goal.

Tepco Chief Heamsissioning Officer Akira Ono said, “We are aware of the difficulty (to achieve the target), but we will not leave the target yet because we still have no clear work program after the full -scale lifting starts.”

Ono said Tepco plans to examine the necessary preparation work in the other two reactors before the fully -scale melted fuel purchase in the next few years.

After small tasks to collect samples of robots, experts will determine a larger -scale method for relieving the melted fuel in the reactor number 3.