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Japan isincapable of safely decommissioning the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant alone and must stitch together an international team for the

massive undertaking, experts say, but has made only halting progress in that direction.

Unlike the US and some European countries, Japan has never decommissioned a full-fledged reactor. Now it must do so at the Fukushima Dai-Ichplant. Three of its six reactors melted down after the 2011 earthquake andtsunami, making what is ordinarily a technically challenging operation

even more complex.

The cloud over Japan's capacity to get the decades-long job done has further undermined the image of the nuclear industry with the public. Opinio

surveys show a majority of Japanese are opposed to restarting 50 reactors that were put offline for safety and other checks in the aftermath of the

disaster. Japan has been forced to import oil and gas to meet its power needs, burdening its already feeble economy.

The Fukushima nuclear plant: AP

"Even for the US nuclear industry, such a cleanup and decommissioning would be a great challenge," said Akira Tokuhiro, a University of Idaho

professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering who is among those calling for a larger international role at Fukushima.

Decommissioning a nuclear power plant normally involves first bringing the reactor cores to stable shutdown, and then eventually removing them fo

long-term storage. It is a process that takes years. Throughout, radiation levels and worker exposure must be monitored.

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Fukushima disaster: Japan incapable of decommissioning plantby Ayeshea PereraDec 15, 2013

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At Fukushima, there is the daunting challenge of taking out cores that suffered meltdown, which is the most dangerous type of nuclear power

accident. Their exact location within the reactor units isn't known and needs to be ascertained so their condition can be analyzed. That will require

development of nimble robots capable of withstanding high radiation.

The lack of experts is worse at the regulatory level. The tally is zero.

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has no one devoted to decommissioning, said spokesman Juntaro Yamada, though it has experts dealing wit

the ongoing removal of fuel rods from one of the Fukushima reactor units.

Its predecessor organization was criticized after the Fukushima disaster for being too close to the nuclear industry, so the members chosen for the

new agency launched last year don't have direct ties to the industry to ensure their objectivity.

The government-funded Nuclear Energy Safety Organization, which is to be folded into the regulatory authority to beef up its expertise, has one

expert on decommissioning, a person who studies overseas regulations on the process. The group mainly helps with routine nuclear plant inspection

but since the 2011 catastrophe has been involved with bringing the Fukushima plant under control.

In contrast, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has 10 people devoted to decommissioning including four project managers, four health

physicists, and a hydro-geologist. It says it has the equivalent of more than 200 years of experience in decommissioning and has overseen the

termination of 11 power reactors and 13 research reactors.

France has decommissioned nine reactors, and its regulatory agency has seven decommissioning experts at the national level, and 10 more at the

local level.

Lake Barrett, a retired nuclear engineer who took part in decommissioning Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island after the meltdown of its reactor core

1979, was hired as a consultant by Fukushima operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. He visits about once a year or so to give advice, and is not

assigned daily to the job.

The cleanup at Fukushima would be more difficult than Three Mile Island because the damage is more numerous, involving three reactors instead o

one, and more serious because of the greater damage from the bigger explosions.

Barrett said one reason he wanted to help Fukushima was that Japanese engineers had helped out at Three Mile Island. He had asked about their

whereabouts but got no answers. He fears they are all retired or working in other industries.

"The most challenging area is skilled nuclear engineers and managers that can plan, integrate and communicate effectively in Japanese," he said.

Japan's nuclear program started later than the U.S. and it has scrapped only a small test reactor. Five reactors are in various stages of

decommissioning, including two experimental reactors and three commercial ones.

The furthest along is Tokai Power Station's No. 1 reactor, which is 15 years into a planned 22-year process. About 70 experts are working on the

decommissioning, but the experience gained with Japan's oldest reactor is not directly transferable to Fukushima.

The decommissioning of two reactors similar to Fukushima's began in 2009 at Hamaoka nuclear power plant west of Tokyo, but it is in the early

stages and is expected to take nearly 30 more years.

It took until August this year, nearly two and half years after the tsunami, for Japan to set up the International Research Institute for Nuclear

Decommissioning, to bring together ideas, both inside and outside Japan, on Fukushima decommissioning and encourage communication.

Tokuhiro, who has more than 20 years in the nuclear design and safety fields, calls it a step in the right direction but too small, given the huge task a

hand. The organization acknowledges much remains to be done, including responding to unprecedented challenges that will require the developme

of robotics and other new technology.Tokuhiro is advocating the creation of an international team to help Japan, including those with experience at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl in th

Ukraine.

"It is clear that this very large undertaking requires an international effort," he said. "It is in the spirit of a global nuclear energy partnership."

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Bellwether Lok Sabha poll survey shows Modi effect in UP, Bihar

A deep-dive survey in one bellwether constituency each in Bihar and UP shows BJP and Modi well ahead of the pack for 2014

Contrary to what Imran Khan thinks, Tendulkar was tested the most

Sachin Tendulkar was severely tested by a plethora of great fast bowlers from his own era.

Diplomat's arres t: 'Shocked' India summons US consul Nancy Powell

Meanwhile the US Ambassador in India was also summoned regarding this issue.

Hrithik Roshan announces separation from wife Sussanne

Hrithik Roshan announced that he and his wife Sussanne Roshan are separating. The actor issued a statement today informing the media that

Sussanne had decided to separate from him and end their seventeen year old relationship.
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Verdict 2013: The rise and fall of Sonia's Dole-onomics

Politicians implicitly believe that voter doles are vital to re-election. The results from Rajasthan and Delhi show that voters are making the connectbetween what they get free and what they lose as a result.

Elections result 2013: Why the idealistic AAP is better off in the opposition

Now that the elections are over, the real problems of governance begin. And governance often becomes a millstone around the necks of those wh

were once seen as saviours.

BJP win lifts markets, but road to economic recovery may be long

The function of the markets is to believe what it wants to believe. A bear market factors in only the worst even if there are some signs of turning

around. A bull market factors in the best, even if the signals are unsustainable.

It is time for Indian sports to have its own AAP movement

Just like a good player doesnt automatically become a good coach, there is no guarantee that sports administration will improve by putting a

sportsperson at the helm.

Poll eve: Will Madhya Pradesh turn out to be a very close race?

The BJP leaders exude confidence but refrain to talk about the surveys projecting a comprehensive win for the party.
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Foot in mouth: Farooq Abdullah apologises for sexist remark

Farooq Abdullah managed to offend with a statement regarding women, claimed to apologise and then made another one.

R...Rajkumar review: Shahid, Sonakshi in a r...regressive film

Prabhu Deva is making films that will make feminists want to throttle him to death and regular, sane, not-part-of-the-Khap people wonder why his

films are so appallingly retro.

Delhi elections 2013: How AAP has changed the polling game

Whether or not AAP succeeds, the party has shown it is possible to fight elections on low budget, without musclemen, without experienced

politicians, by adopting innovative methods, and largely eschewing the temptation to appeal for votes on the basis of caste and religion.

Truth behind Tehelka: Tejpal's non-journalism and society's colluders

It is this brand of politics, which prefers fiction to truth, that suits Indias current rulers the best. It is this brand of journalism that Tejpal served up t

the gullible both in India and abroad.

Delhi polls: Will urban voter apathy be the undoing of AAP?

However, the worst enemy the AAP can find is people like us who vent ire and grief but do not walk to the polling booths
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11/12

Why selfish BCCI needs to see the bigger picture

What the BCCIs claims amount to is a board that already has more money than it knows what to do with simply more cash to stash because, welbecause it does.

Article 370: Why BJP fear to say Modi, party are not on same page

Modis call for a debate on Article 370 had put the party on a spot.

Delhi polls: Why Congress, BJP may have little to fear from AAP

A hung assembly would set the political clock back by about a decade in Delhi, which has always given a decisive mandate for assembly or

parliamentary elections.

Why Jerry Pinto's Facebook post about the Tehelka case made us angry

Why would not one but several level-headed women writers explode over a Facebook status post, and revisit a case of sexual harassment that wa

reported two years ago?

A culture of distrust: How India's ruling class feeds on paranoia

Pratap Bhanu Mehta argues that a changing India has left the ruling class uncertain of its position, and is therefore resorting to intellectual closure

and emotional crudity to preserve itself.
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