Crucial work to remove melted fuel debris from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has been postponed for the third time, again due to a robotic arm that needs more work.
Despite the lifting of a ban on Dec. 27 against Tokyo Electric Power Co. for operating its nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, bringing the reactors back online isn’t as simple as flicking a switch.
The second round of releasing treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea will begin Oct. 5, the plant’s operator announced on Sept. 28.
The first round of release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the ocean has been completed without problem, the plant operator announced on Sept. 11.
A splashing sound was heard as treated contaminated water, mixed with seawater pumped in for dilution, was flowing in a massive blue pipe of a diameter of 1.8 meters.