Japan announced a new roadmap to troubleshoot Fukushima I

The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) have just announced a new roadmap for troubleshooting at the Fukushima I nuclear power plant, on the same day making important policy changes after the double disaster 11 / 3.

Tepco , the Fukushima nuclear power company operating company, said it has developed new plans for closing the facility after evidence of the melting of the reactor core at three of the six reactors. application.

Under the new plan, the troubleshooting time will be divided into 3 phases : phase 1 lasts from now to mid-July; Phase 2 lasts 3-6 months and then stage 3 focuses on solving medium-term issues.

Japan is trying to handle the problem at Fukushima I.

Along with the above roadmap, the Japanese government also announced new programs to help tens of thousands of people displaced by the nuclear crisis.

The government set a goal in May to pay temporary compensation to those who have been evacuated, and starting at the end of the month will pay compensation to farmers and fishermen. The government also immediately began organizing health checks for people, including measuring radiation levels; building 15,200 temporary houses for those who have to evacuate.

Earlier this week, Tepco said fuel rods at the plant's No. 1 reactor were exposed to air for 16 hours immediately after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. It is believed that this causes the fuel rods to melt and fall to the bottom of the reactor's pressure vessel, where the overheated fuel has punctured the bottom of the tank.

TEPC acknowledges more likely that similar melting incidents occurred in the number two and third reactors, where fuel rods were exposed to air for at least six hours after the plant's cooling system was damaged by tsunamis.

During yesterday's meeting, the Japanese Cabinet approved a plan to revise a series of key policies due to the impact of the recent earthquake and tsunami, including energy policy.

Under the new plan, the working group on the new economic growth strategy will resume meetings later this month and will come up with a strategy to revive the national economy later this year; The Japanese government will take a comprehensive look at the national energy policy, which considers nuclear energy as an important pillar and reconsider its plans to promote infrastructure exports abroad, in These include nuclear power generation technologies, high-speed rail systems and wastewater treatment facilities.

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