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Fukushima nuclear fuel debris retrieval to start as early as August

August 14, 2024 (Mainichi Japan)

 The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant plans to begin
retrieving debris that contains melted nuclear fuel at one of the three
meltdown-hit reactors as early as this month, with the unit to be the first
to undergo the procedure. The removal of the radioactive debris is
considered one of the most challenging tasks in decommissioning the
Fukushima Daiichi plant, whose reactors were severely damaged by the loss
of cooling functions triggered by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in
northeastern Japan.

 https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240814/p2g/00m/0bu/004000c

August 15, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Fukushima continuing, wastes