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TEPCO begins robot retrieval of Fukushima fuel debris
Original: TEPCO begins inserting robot arm to retrieve Fukushima nuclear fuel debris
Tokyo Electric Power Company has started inserting a robotic arm into the damaged Fukushima Daiichi reactor to retrieve melted nuclear fuel debris, a key step in the plant's decades-long decommissioning. The operation, repeatedly delayed, is being closely watched as a test of whether remote technology can handle material too radioactive for workers to approach.
Why now: It marks a long-delayed milestone in the Fukushima cleanup, one of the world's most difficult decommissioning projects.
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- TEPCO begins inserting robot arm to retrieve Fukushima nuclear fuel debris · Japan Today
- TEPCO begins inserting robot arm to retrieve Fukushima nuclear fuel debris · Japan Today
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