It has been 11 years since the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station occurred in 11 days.
In Naraha Town, Fukushima Prefecture, people working on decommissioning were heading for the nuclear power plant from the office on the morning of the 11th.
Taihei Dengyo, headquartered in Tokyo, has a business office in Naraha Town and undertakes decommissioning work for the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
This company is engaged in the business of pumping up contaminated water accumulated in the reactor building and collecting treated water containing radioactive substances such as tritium for inspection.
On the 11th, 11 years after the nuclear accident, about 100 people including employees attended the morning assembly from 7:00 am.
In this, Kazumitsu Owada, director of the Fukushima Plant, said, "I want you to work calmly today with a sense of satisfaction, without forgetting the feeling that you are working to complete the decommissioning." rice field.
After that, we all offered a minute of silence.
After finishing the morning assembly with a shout of "Safety today," we boarded a large bus and a wagon and departed for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Shuji Sato, an employee from Minamisoma City whose home was damaged by the tsunami, said (59) "I was at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant even when the earthquake struck. So, I would like to continue to be involved in decommissioning. "