Efforts to perform safe and efficient decommissioning for Tsuruga Power Station Unit 1

Tsuruga Power Station Unit-1 (Tsuruga-1) started commercial operation in March 1970, and the decision to terminate operation was made in 2015. In April 2016, JAPC signed an agreement with Energy Solutions (ES) on strategic cooperation for domestic D and D projects for introduction of successful international experiences. As a first step in this cooperation, D and D know-how developed by ES in the US is being applied to Tsuruga-1 with verifying its applicability to domestic D and D projects. One of the efforts is human resource development. JAPC has also started introduction of ES's project management method to the Tsuruga-1 project for solid project management and the base line is currently being prepared. Regarding the waste disposal paths, application document of approval for measurement and evaluation of clearance material was submitted in September 2016. However the disposal paths for waste are not established in Japan. It is necessary to cooperate with the government, utilities and local stakeholders to establish waste disposal paths. Because it is also important to obtain the understanding from local communities, JAPC and ES will try positively to utilize local companies for D and D works. JAPC and ES believe that their relationship will ensure success of the Tsuruga-1 NPP decommissioning project. (author)