Current status of JRR-3; After 3.11 Earthquake in Japan

Murayama, Yoji; Arai, Masaji ; Maruo, Takeshi

JRR-3 at Tokai site of JAEA was in its regular maintenance period, when the Great East Japan Earthquake was taken place on 11th March 2011. The reactor building with their solid foundations and the equipment important to safety survived the earthquake without serious damage and no radioactive leakage has been occurred. Recovery work is planned to be completed by the end of this March. At the same time, check and test of the integrity of all components and seismic assessment to show resistance with the 311 earthquake have been carried out. JRR-3 will restart its operation after completing above mentioned procedures.