Research and development (R&D) for the Fukushima Daiichi Accident; 10 years' activities on Fukushima Revitalization

Sector of Fukushima Research and Development

The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, caused the accident of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F), operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Ltd. Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), as a designated institution of the Basic Act on Disaster Control Measures, supported lots of activities on emergency response, environmental remediation and so on. As a unique nuclear R&D institution, JAEA conducted the Research and Development on Fukushima Daiichi Decommissioning and Environmental Restoration. This report summarizes the 10 years' JAEA activities on Fukushima Revitalization, including emergency responses just after the accident, construction on the R&D organization and infrastructures, results of R&D towards 1F decommissioning and environmental restoration and so on.