[10 years after the nuclear accident] In Fukushima prefecture, which was greatly affected

It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred today (11th).

In various parts of Fukushima Prefecture, which were greatly affected by the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, people working on decommissioning headed for the nuclear power plant, and residents in difficult-to-return areas temporarily returned home from evacuation sites and became accustomed to living. I was able to see the sight of spending time in Fukushima.

Employees heading to the nuclear power plant for decommissioning work Okuma Town

It is Okuma Town, Fukushima Prefecture.

TEPCO's partner company, "Tokyo Power Technology," is undertaking the decommissioning work of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and last month at Unit 3, the removal of nuclear fuel from the spent fuel pool was completed.

On the morning of the 11th, 10 years after the nuclear accident, a morning assembly was held at the company office with the participation of about 300 employees working on decommissioning.

An employee in charge of safety management said, "Today is a milestone day. Let's work together to put safety first and continue to work on decommissioning."

After that, the employees checked the work schedule and precautions on the 11th for each group, and then headed for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by bus or company car.

Yuji Watanabe (53) from Naraha Town, one of the employees involved in the decommissioning work, said, "I think 10 years is just a passing point. The decommissioning work will continue, so I will do my best for the future of Fukushima. I want to go. "

In addition, Tetsumasa Noguchi (47) of Namie Town said, "In 10 years in a blink of an eye, I have been desperately working on the work in front of me. I want to contribute to the local community through decommissioning work."

Iitate Village, a man who returns home temporarily from the evacuation site today

Iitate Village, Fukushima Prefecture, was forced to evacuate the entire village due to the nuclear accident.

Even now, the entire Nagadoro area is designated as a difficult-to-return area where access is severely restricted, and about 230 people are forced to live in evacuation.

Seizo Shigihara (66) drives a car from his evacuation site in Fukushima City about twice a week to return home temporarily for cleaning.

I returned home for a while today and stayed for about 30 minutes to feed the three cats.

Mr. Shigehara said, "I would like to spend my time looking forward to the day when all the residents will gather again in the Nagadoro area. I hope that the country will continue to support us so that our hometown will not disappear."