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Robot starts removing melted fuel at Fukushima plant

thehindu.com — September 10, 2024, 06:00 AM UTC

Summary: A robot began a two-week mission on September 10, 2024, to retrieve melted fuel debris from the Fukushima nuclear plant's Unit 2 reactor, marking the first such attempt since the 2011 disaster. An estimated 880 tons of radioactive material remain in three reactors. Decommissioning is projected to take 30-100 years, with challenges including high radiation levels and complex debris conditions.

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    Robot starts retrieving melted fuel at Fukushima plant (9news.com)
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    Mission launched to retrieve Fukushima reactor debris (cbsnews.com)
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    Robot starts mission to retrieve melted fuel at Fukushima (CTV News)
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    Fukushima resumes robotic removal of radioactive debris (independent.co.uk)
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    Debris removal at Fukushima nuclear plant resumes after halt (scmp.com)
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    Fukushima resumes recovery of 880 tons radioactive debris (scmp.com)
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    Robot starts retrieving melted fuel at Fukushima plant (The Associated Press)
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    Fukushima nuclear debris removal operation officially begins (RTÉ News)
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    Robot resumes mission to retrieve melted fuel at Fukushima (The Associated Press)
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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)
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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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