Fukushima nuclear power plant will she soon be out of harm's way? In any case, what hope Tepco its operator, who unveiled Sunday at a press conference, its roadmap to get out of the central Fukushima quagmire. The latter includes the completion of emergency by three months, then the implementation of stabilization measures in six to nine months.
It took five weeks after the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March which had damaged the central north-east of the Japanese archipelago before dawn to see - for the first time - an action plan, timetable and a deadline.Five weeks during which, Tepco, accused of amateurism, has been blamed for his handling of the disaster.
"A theoretical"
Decided to do away with mistakes, the operator of the plant will look good now, but the path of redemption still seems long. Stephane Lhomme, Chairman of the Centre of Nuclear judge the operator's program a little too "optimistic." Everything is very theoretical level. We do not even know how it will actually be implemented, or if is achievable now, "he says."What is the evidence that aftershocks will not disrupt this plan work? Or that the reactors will not recover to merge?".
But, especially the expert, circumspect about the integrity of TEPCO sees this press conference smokescreen designed to "reassure shareholders," and denounces a roadmap to establishing a hurry " under government pressure. "
About virulent shade of Thierry Charles, director of plant safety at the Institute for Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN). For his part, he believes in the reliability of this rescue plan, however imperfect. "True, there is still no concrete explanation on its application.I do not know if any more will be in greater transparency, but the program announced is consistent and full of common sense. "
He concedes that these lead times are probably correct. "It will take twenty years to completely dismantle and clean up the plant. Tepco is not there yet. Their top priority is to rebuild a cooling system in the coming months."
"From the beginning Tepco seemed disingenuous"
On the archipelago such, skepticism is in order after the press conference. Even some of the Japanese press, yet very balanced in its treatment of information, the operator hairpin.In a vitriolic article, the Mainichi Daily News - the English version of Mainichi Shinbun, a national newspaper with high circulation, criticized a contingency plan "without concrete measures," a scheme "unworkable" and a period "that will never held "before concluding that the pattern of TEPCO, Tsunehisa Katsumata, has" completely failed "in its handling of the disaster.
This wave of disbelief also affects some French expatriates contacted by France24.com. Jean-Matthieu Malouch residing in Tokyo, believes that "the operator is there to make profit." According to him, TEPCO has missed his chance to offer a new credibility. "Most Japanese are skeptical about its reliability.From the beginning, the information we provide the operator are incredible. The Director General (DG) patient, errors of measurement of radioactivity. From the outset, Tepco seemed disingenuous, "he says.
Same story on the side of Charlotte (who wished to remain anonymous) professor at Osaka. "Most of my Japanese friends are wary of ads Tepco. They say they would hide information from the beginning to avoid panic." Defenders of the operator, like Jerome Finck who works in banking in the Japanese capital, are scarce. Yet he defends the record of TEPCO. "They do what they can with what they have. I do not think we should blame them beyond measure," he says."Everybody falls on them. Only time will judge their actions."
