Core Viewpoint - Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has announced a delay in the large-scale removal of molten fuel from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3, now expected to start after the fiscal year 2037, which raises concerns about meeting the 2051 decommissioning target set by TEPCO and the Japanese government [1][2]. Group 1 - TEPCO's large-scale removal of molten fuel was originally planned to begin in the early 2030s but has now been postponed to after 2037 [1]. - The feasibility study for the molten fuel removal plan will take 1 to 2 years, involving methods such as "gas-phase method" and "solidification method" [1]. - Preparatory work for the large-scale removal is expected to take approximately 12 to 15 years, including the construction of necessary equipment and reduction of surrounding radiation levels [1]. Group 2 - TEPCO and the Japanese government's mid-to-long-term development blueprint sets the decommissioning completion timeframe between 2041 and 2051 [2]. - The head of the Fukushima Daiichi Decommissioning Company, Akira Ono, stated that efforts will continue towards the decommissioning timeline outlined in the development blueprint [2]. - The director of the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation expressed that achieving the 2051 decommissioning goal is already considered difficult [2].