Japan power firm TEPCO mulls scrapping Fukushima No 2 nuclear plant
Decommissioning it would mean all 10 of the company’s reactors in Fukushima, which was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, would be dismantled
The utility responsible for meltdowns at a nuclear power plant in northeast Japan seven years ago said Thursday for the first time publicly that it might decommission another plant in Fukushima that narrowly escaped the crisis.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) said it was considering dismantling four reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ni, or No 2, plant, which has not been restarted since the 2011 disaster.
The decommissioning under consideration would mean all 10 of TEPCO’s reactors in Fukushima would be dismantled eventually.
Fukushima officials and residents have demanded TEPCO decommission its remaining reactors, saying uncertainty has hampered reconstruction.
TEPCO president Tomoaki Kobayakawa, who met Fukushima Governor Masao Uchibori at the governor’s office, announced the plan.