Japan's Fukushima plant, which is used to save asphalt

After a period of efforts to control the situation, Japan has begun to consider the final options such as spreading resin, even concrete to limit radioactive leakage at the Fukushima-1 plant.

Kyodo on April 1 reported that Japan will begin to spread asphalt to limit the dispersal of radioactive substances at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in trouble with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). ) in Fukushima Prefecture.

Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant.

Sources from the Japanese Government said the country plans to use a remote control robot borrowed from the US military to spray pine resin to about 80,000m2 of the total area of ​​120,000m2 of the power plant.

Areas sprayed with this particular material are areas of radioactive contamination caused by debris from hydrogen explosions at the plant after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Usable synthetic resin is Kuricoat C-720 Green from Kurita Water Industries Ltd. This product is often used to prevent dust and sand from flying out of reclaimed land or reclaimed land. The Kuricoat C-720 Green material will help prevent widespread dispersal of radioactive materials, thereby facilitating the repair of the reactors that are having trouble. This campaign may last about 2 weeks.

Earlier, measures such as using water pump helicopters or fire sprinklers to control the temperature in the reactors at the plant above were not as successful as Japan expected.