Next year, TEPCO will not be able to carry out the test scheduled in the UK for the removal of "fuel debris," which is considered to be the biggest difficulty in the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, due to the influence of the new coronavirus. It turned out that we have decided to postpone it because it is difficult to start taking out at Unit 2 inside.
TEPCO was planning to conduct a test using a robot arm in advance in August in the United Kingdom in preparation for the removal of "fuel debris" planned for Unit 2 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but the new coronavirus It has not been implemented due to the influence of.
In addition, since it is difficult to transfer the robot arm to Japan, TEPCO and the government have decided to postpone it because it is difficult to start taking out the robot arm at Unit 2 next year, according to the interview with the people concerned. I did.
The test planned in the UK is being adjusted to be conducted in Japan.
The removal of the melted-down nuclear fuel, so-called "fuel debris", that remains in Units 1 to 3 that caused the meltdown is considered to be the biggest difficulty in decommissioning, and TEPCO and the government are conducting the most investigation 2 I was planning to start the Unit next year.