Toshiba Group has channeled extensive resources into
supporting recovery from the devastating earthquake and
tsunami that hit Tohoku on March 11, 2011. In particular,
as one of the enterprises in the nuclear power industry, we
have made strenuous efforts to ensure the stabilization of
the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and advance its
decommissioning in cooperation with the government and
Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc. For the treatment of contaminated water, we have contributed to the continuous and
stable operation of SARRY™—a retained contaminated water
disposal system. Also, we have completed the installation of
MRRS™—a set of equipment to remove about 60 types of radioactive nuclides—and its trial operation is now underway.
We have also developed robots to inspect and investigate
the inside of reactor buildings where human works are quite
difficult and started to use them in such places. We further
developed Gammasight™—a gamma camera capable of
making the effects of radioactive rays visible—and technology for disposing of contaminated water, soil and ashes from
incinerators in a form applicable for practical use and pro-posed to utilize them for decontamination in Fukushima and
other areas.
On the other hand, in order to help rebuild the devastated
areas in eastern Japan, we are actively proposing to build
smart communities that meet local needs. In addition to a
smart-community project in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, we are supporting a rebuilding project in Iitate Village,
Fukushima Prefecture—which is based on its New Madeina
Village Plan—as well as projects to build a large set of photo-voltaic power plants and smart communities in Minamisoma
City, Fukushima Prefecture. We will contribute to the recovery of Japan by pushing for the creation of sustainable, energy-saving communities mainly through actively introducing
renewable energy and energy management systems while
respecting characteristics of the region