China News Service, March 4th. According to Kyodo News, Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company recently stated that it is difficult to judge the status of the nuclear reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after it was scrapped, and said that it will decide after discussions with the central and local governments in the future.
Data map: The nuclear sewage water storage tank of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.
According to the report, Akira Ono, the top head of the reactor scrapping promotion department at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, said in an interview that it is "difficult to make judgments at this stage" about the status of the nuclear reactor after scrapping.
The reactor scrapping schedule stated that the scrap furnace operation would be completed 30-40 years after the Fukushima nuclear accident. .
"It's very important to gather information now," Ono said.
Japanese fishermen and others continued to oppose the discharge of nuclear sewage into the sea. Ono emphasized: "Even if there is equipment, whether to discharge is another issue. In order to gain everyone's understanding, we will fulfill our responsibility to explain." At present, the Fukushima nuclear sewage discharge plan is underway. Under the review of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Commission, TEPCO will start equipment construction after approval, and strive to start emissions in the spring of 2023.
The Japanese government decided in April 2021 to discharge the Fukushima nuclear sewage into the sea after filtering and diluting it.
The move was strongly opposed by local residents as well as Japan's National Federation of Fisheries Trade Unions and the international community.