Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to start removing nuclear fuel debris from unit 2 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Aug. 22, NHK NHK, citing the amount of debris and extremely high radiation levels, this work is also known as the Fukushima nuclear power plant scrapping work“The biggest hurdle.”.
According to reports, there are about 880 tons of nuclear fuel fragments in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 to 3, which are mixtures of melted nuclear fuel and surrounding buildings from the nuclear accident, there are still very strong radiation values.
Reported that the removal of nuclear fuel debris by the Japanese government and TEPCO co-organized, the Operation Equipment has been on August 16, Japan’s Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission of safety approval, formal assignments will begin on August 22.
Most of the work will be done remotely and it is expected to take at least a few days to propel the equipment to the bottom of the containment vessel where the nuclear fuel debris is located, according to the briefing.
The recovery of nuclear fuel debris was originally planned to start in 2021, but has been delayed for three years due to safety and other reasons. This work is directly related to the smooth decommissioning of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the imminent commencement of the first nuclear fuel debris removal operation is therefore of great concern.