Fukushima nuclear plant cleaning is a new delay in removing dissolved fuel wreck

The beginning of wide removal of dissolved fuel in Fukushima Dychi Dychi, highlighted by Tsunami In Japan it will be delayed for several years, the last relapse announced by the factory operator.

“It will need 12 to 15 years of preparation-or until 2037 or later-before the start of widespread removal of dissolved fuel in reactor No. 3. He said that the preparation includes reducing radiation levels and building the necessary facilities in the reactor and around it.

In general, at least 800 tons of dissolved nuclear fuel have been mixed with broken parts of internal structures and other debris inside the three reactors that suffered from the collapse after the 2011 earthquake and tuni.

Returning again the 2051 target set by the government of Japan and Mistco to turn off the factory.

Test recovery Among a small sample of dissolved fuel debris in November, it was already delayed three years, and some experts estimate that the suspended work may take more than a century.

TEPCO said it is planning to adhere to the current completion of the year 2051.

“From a realistic point of view, we are aware of the difficulty (achieving the goal), but we will not drop the goal yet, as we still have a clear work schedule after the start of the large -scale removal.”

Ono said that Tebco plans to examine the necessary preparation work in the other two reactors during the next two years, before recovering the fuel that is widely dissolved.

After small missions of robots to collect samples, experts will determine a wide -ranging method for removing dissolved fuel, first in reactor No. 3.

In March 2024, TEPCO issued dozens Pictures taken by miniature drones It was sent in the depth of a severe damage to the factory, indicating the displaced control equipment and bright materials. The first images from within the main structural support called the statue base in the primary containment container of the most difficult reactor, which is a direct area below the heart of the reactor.