{"id":187398,"date":"2024-09-11T16:28:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T20:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/tepco-and-fukushima-plant-work\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T16:51:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T20:51:33","slug":"tepco-and-fukushima-plant-work","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/tepco-and-fukushima-plant-work\/","title":{"rendered":"TEPCO resumes debris removal at Fukushima Daiichi plant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TEPCO(Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings<\/em>) has resumed attempts to remove debris from reactor number 2 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant<\/strong>.\nThis reactor was damaged in 2011 due to the earthquake and tsunami, which caused a core meltdown.\nThe melted fuel recovery operation is part of a long and complicated decommissioning plan that could last decades. <\/p>\n\n

Removal of debris from the Fukushima plant<\/h2>\n\n

The test<\/a> extraction was suspended<\/strong> last August after it was discovered that the pipes needed to insert the recovery device were installed incorrectly.\nAfter resolving this incident, TEPCO <\/strong>was able to confirm that the pipes were reinstalled correctly and resumed the process on Tuesday.\nThe device, which is 22 meters long, is expected to remove less than 3 grams of radioactive debris in approximately two weeks. <\/p>\n\n

This is the first successful attempt to recover fuel since the disaster, and while it is a small step forward, the task of extracting the remaining 880 tons of material remains a major challenge.\nThe operations are being conducted remotely, and future methods for removing the melted fuel are yet to be determined.<\/a><\/strong> have yet to be determined. <\/p>\n\n

The previous incident with the pipes reinforces the technical challenges of the project. TEPCO <\/strong>and contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries<\/strong> were responsible for this error, and following an investigation, corrective measures were implemented to prevent further failures at the facility.<\/p>\n\n

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