Regarding the fast breeder reactor "Monju" in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture, where decommissioning work continues, the national government has indicated its future outlook, such as shipping spent nuclear fuel overseas by 2037.
Monju started decommissioning four years ago, completed the work of taking out the nuclear fuel in the reactor and storing it in the spent fuel pool by the end of the year, and from next year onward, the liquid sodium used for cooling the reactor will be extracted. Work will begin.
Regarding this, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, which has jurisdiction over Monju, has revealed that the Japan Atomic Energy Agency has started the final process of extracting the 124 nuclear fuels remaining in the reactor from the 30th.
After that, the future outlook was shown. ▽ Liquid sodium used for cooling the nuclear reactor was shipped to a British company by 2031, and spent nuclear fuel was shipped to a French company by 2037. I want to.
According to JAEA, more than 1600 tons of liquid sodium remains in Monju's reactors and pipes, and the national government and JAEA are planning to recover as much as possible.