TEPCO partially suspended the decommissioning of the Fukushima reactor during the Tokyo Olympics

　　China News Service, August 2 According to a report from Kyodo News on the 1st, Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company suspended some operations such as welding and rubble cleaning at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

This takes into account the risk of fire, dust containing radioactive materials, and cooling stops.

The picture shows the nuclear sewage storage tank of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan on February 13.

　　According to the report, the suspended operations accounted for less than 10% of the total. TEPCO stated that "operations that will cause major social impacts should be suspended in principle."

　　The first game of the Olympic Games is a softball game held in Fukushima Prefecture on July 21.

TEPCO suspended some operations from the 20th the day before the competition to the closing August 8th.

After that, it will be suspended again from the 23rd to September 5th the day before the opening of the Paralympic Games.

　　TEPCO stated that this is not a requirement of the central and local governments and the Olympic Organizing Committee, but an independent judgment.

It is said that it will not have an impact on the overall plan for the decommissioning of the reactor and the sewage treatment.

　　According to TEPCO, 44 out of 526 planned operations were suspended.

If there is a problem with the function confirmation test of the molten nuclear fuel (fuel fragments) water injection pump, the cooling itself may stop, so it will be delayed until after the Olympics.

　　Inspections of pipelines that are at risk of sewage leakage have been postponed, and open flame operations such as welding and burners have been interrupted except for some.

　　In May 2016, when the Group of Seven (G7) Ise-Shima Summit was held in Mie Prefecture in the past, most of the reactor decommissioning operations were suspended for three days.

Around the Tokyo Olympics, some operations were suspended from March 23 to 27 this year in order to cooperate with the torch relay in Fukushima Prefecture.