TEPCO announced the work schedule for the accident settling of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima.

Tokyo Electric Power Company announced the work schedule for the accident settling of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima.

It aims to hold off the leakage of the radioactive substance that continues after the accident occurs 6-9 month later, and to enable the release of the shelter district.

TEPCO expressed three months of the process until settling based on this in the future, "Step 1".

Moreover, 3-6 month afterwards was expressed , "Step 2".

The maximum target of "Step 1" is a stable cooling of the nuclear reactor.

It aims to fill the nuclear reactors of the 1st and the 3rd machines with water, to make cooling water circulate, and to recover an original cooling function.

In "Step 2", the leakage of the radioactive substance in the atmosphere is finally enclosed.

It is examined to cover the reactor building with the seat.

It will be necessary to examine restoration and the revival plan after victims come home in the future.