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TEPCO begins robot operation to retrieve Fukushima fuel debris
Original: TEPCO begins inserting robot arm to retrieve Fukushima nuke fuel debris
Tokyo Electric Power Company has started inserting a remote-controlled robot arm into the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to begin retrieving melted fuel debris, a key step in the plant's decades-long decommissioning. The operation targets material left from the 2011 meltdown and is being closely watched as a test of whether the cleanup can progress on schedule.
Why now: It marks a milestone in the Fukushima cleanup, one of the world's most challenging decommissioning projects.
TEPCOFukushima DaiichiKyodo News
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- TEPCO begins inserting robot arm to retrieve Fukushima nuke fuel debris · Japan Wire by Kyodo News
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