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Robot starts mission to retrieve melted fuel at Fukushima

CTV News — September 10, 2024, 04:00 PM UTC

Summary: An extendable robot began a two-week mission on September 10, 2024, to retrieve melted fuel debris from one of the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This marks the first sample collection since the 2011 disaster, where 880 tons of radioactive fuel remain. The mission follows a delay due to equipment misconfiguration. The cleanup is projected to take 30 to 40 years, with no specific removal plans yet established.

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    Robot starts retrieving melted fuel at Fukushima plant (9news.com)
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    Giant peaches from Fukushima sold at Harrods, raising concerns (dailystar.co.uk)
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  3. [3.9]
    Japan starts removing radioactive debris from Fukushima plant (gizmodo.com)
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  4. [5.4]
    Mission launched to retrieve Fukushima reactor debris (cbsnews.com)
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    Fukushima resumes robotic removal of radioactive debris (independent.co.uk)
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  6. [3.8]
    Debris removal at Fukushima nuclear plant resumes after halt (scmp.com)
    9d 11h
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  7. [3.9]
    Fukushima resumes recovery of 880 tons radioactive debris (scmp.com)
    9d 12h
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    Robot starts retrieving melted fuel at Fukushima plant (The Associated Press)
    9d 13h

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  9. [5.0]
    Fukushima nuclear debris removal operation officially begins (RTÉ News)
    9d 13h

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    Robot resumes mission to retrieve melted fuel at Fukushima (The Associated Press)
    9d 14h

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    Robot starts removing melted fuel at Fukushima plant (thehindu.com)
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    Robot starts retrieving melted fuel at Fukushima plant (abcnews.go.com)
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    Fukushima begins removing radioactive debris with robots (theguardian.com)
    9d 15h
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    Robot resumes mission to retrieve melted fuel at Fukushima (abcnews.go.com)
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    Robot resumes mission to retrieve melted fuel at Fukushima (news.yahoo.com)
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