Electricity supply was partially restored in the control room of reactor no. 3 at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima, informs the Japanese public broadcaster (NHK).
It is the first control room of a reactor damaged at this plant, powered from an external source, state news agency Jiji announced.
Fukushima 1 (Fukushima Daiichi) has six reactors whose electricity supply was cut after the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March, the reactor cooling systems being affected.
TEPCO’s (Tokyo Electric Power Company) technical teams have been working diligently to restore the functionality of refrigeration systems at Fukushima.
Power lines have been installed in recent days to supply the pumps and control equipment, but the power supply was delayed due to checking the equipment in order to avoid short-circuits.
Pending the re-starting of refrigeration systems, firefighters and the military personnel bring seawater to the cooling plant at the Fukushima nuclear reactor.