Press Release
Notice of Modification of Decommissioning Implementation Plan Pursuant to the Decommissioning Reserve Fund System
February 18, 2022
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
Fukushima Daiichi Decontamination & Decommissioning Engineering Company
We hereby notify you that today, TEPCO submitted a notice of modification of the Decommissioning Implementation Plan*1 pursuant to the Decommissioning Reserve Fund System*2 to the Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) via the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation (hereinafter referred to as, "NDF") due to the need to make changes to the contents of the implementation plan regarding to the ALPS treated water discharge facilities submitted on March 17, 2021.
In accordance with the Decommissioning Reserve Fund System, TEPCO will ensure that it reserves enough funds for decommissioning and move steadily forward with decommissioning while prioritizing safety based upon our approach to reducing risks in consideration of the Mid-and-Long-term Roadmap for the Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Technical Strategic Plan for the Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, Mid-term risk reduction goal map for TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, and 4th Comprehensive Special Business Plan.
- *1: Decommissioning Implementation Plan
Includes decommissioning policy, decommissioning status, decommissioning implementation plans, the status of research and development on technology necessary for decommissioning, as well as departmental structures and mechanisms for ensuring the suitable and steady implementation of decommissioning. - *2: Decommissioning Reserve Fund System
Established in accordance with laws enacted in May 2017 that revise portions of the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation Law. Each fiscal year, TEPCO reserves a sum of money stipulated by the NDF and approved by the METI Minister, and TEPCO withdraws the reserve funds and applies them to decommissioning based on a "withdrawal plan" approved by the METI Minister
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