Message from the Director General

Message

Thank you for visiting the Naraha Center for Remote Control Technology Development (NARREC) website.

The biggest challenge for promoting the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station ("1F") is the need to work safely and efficiently in areas with high radiation levels that are inaccessible to people. Therefore, it is an important issue to develop and advance "remote technology", which is the technology to control and operate machines, devices (robots), etc. that perform work in such "remote locations".

NARREC is a shared facility available to outside users and has been in operation since April 2016. In the use of this facility, the user can setup a full-scale demonstration facility for testing, evaluation, training, etc. related to 1F decommissioning, including for general use. And, it is also possible to use elemental facilities that can conduct individual tests of remotely operated equipment, which NARREC maintained. In addition, we are also developing and upgrading technologies related to the use of these facilities, feeding the results back into the use of the facilities, and contributing to the promotion of 1F decommissioning. We are also engaged in activities that contribute to the local community, such as human resource development and industrial restoration for the decommissioning of 1F, which will continue for several decades to come.

The all the staff members in NARREC have been committed to safety first so that we can promote the decommissioning of 1F by making use of this facility. We would appreciate your continued guidance and support for the activities of NARREC.