Officially closed Fukushima nuclear power plant

On December 16, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda officially announced the closure of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, after months of successfully remedying the worst nuclear leak in the country's history.

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According to AFP, Prime Minister Noda will hold a press conference at 18:00 (local time) with the press and media of this country, to announce the closure of the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Noda's announcement represents the government's commitment to stop cooling the fuel rods inside the overheated nuclear reactors later this year.

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has damaged the cooling system after the March earthquake and tsunami.

Japan announced the closure of Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Operators of the Tokyo Electric Power power plant have attempted to spray cooling water on fuel rods inside nuclear reactors.

The melting of fuel rods and explosions in the cooling system inside a nuclear reactor causes a large amount of nuclear radiation to leak into the environment. This is considered the worst nuclear accident after the Chernobyl disaster (Russian Federation) in 1986.

The worst nuclear catastrophe in Japanese history has raised concerns about radiation contamination for consumers in eastern Japan when eating foods such as fish and other food products from the region. .

Previously, tons of radioactive water had been released into the sea from the cooling process, but the reactors have been operating steadily in recent months.