Development of new technology for Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant reconstruction

Abstract

Hirofumi Kinoshita Ryuichi Tayama, Dr. Eng. Yutaka Kometani Takashi Asano Yuko Kani, Dr. Sc. OVERVIEW: Since the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of the Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., remediation work at Fukushima has needed to deal with high radiation environments and has demanded new techniques. This requires the development of remote-controlled robots along with radiation measurement, water treatment, and other technologies, as well as ways of utilizing these technologies in tandem. It is also necessary to conduct a site survey (including radiation measurement, visual assessment, and the identification of access routes), formulate a cleanup plan for decontamination and the removal of rubble, and to use remote-controlled equipment for performing essential tasks. Similar enhancements are also needed for treating the contaminated water produced by reactor cooling (removing the radioactive material).