Japan nuke cleanup may take more than 40 years, says IAEA
23 April 2013 6:53 AM IST
A UN nuclear watchdog team said Japan may need longer than the projected 40 years to decommission its tsunami-crippled nuclear plant and urged its operator to improve plant stability.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency team, Juan Carlos Lentijo, said on Monday that damage at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant is so complex that it is ‘impossible’ to predict how long the cleanup may last.
‘As for the duration of the decommissioning project, this is something that you can define in your plans. But in my view, it will be nearly impossible to ensure the time for decommissioning such a complex facility in less than 30-40 years as it is currently established in the roadmap,’ Lentijo said. The government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. have predicted the cleanup would take up to 40 years.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency team, Juan Carlos Lentijo, said on Monday that damage at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant is so complex that it is ‘impossible’ to predict how long the cleanup may last.
‘As for the duration of the decommissioning project, this is something that you can define in your plans. But in my view, it will be nearly impossible to ensure the time for decommissioning such a complex facility in less than 30-40 years as it is currently established in the roadmap,’ Lentijo said. The government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. have predicted the cleanup would take up to 40 years.
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