Comprehensive analysis and evaluation of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 2

山下 拓哉; 佐藤 一憲; 本多 剛*; 野崎 謙一朗*; 鈴木 博之*; Pellegrini, M.*; 酒井 健*; 溝上 伸也*

Nuclear Technology, 206(10), p.1517 - 1537, 2020/10

https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2019.1704581

The estimation and understanding of the state of fuel debris and fission products inside the plant is an essential step in the decommissioning of the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (1F). However, the direct observation of the plant interior, which is under a high radiation environment. Therefore, in order to understand the plant interior conditions, the comprehensive analysis and evaluation is necessary, based on various measurement data from the plant, analysis of plant data during the accident progression phase and information obtained from computer simulations for this phase. These evaluations can be used to estimate the conditions of the interior of the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) and the primary containment vessel (PCV). Herein, 1F Unit 2 was addressed as the subject to produce an estimated map of the fuel debris distribution from data obtained about the RPV and PCV based on the comprehensive evaluation of various measurement data and information obtained from the accident progression analysis, which were released to the public in June 2018.