Operating company of Fukushima to use robot to remove melted nuclear fuel from destroyed reactor

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A remote-controlled robot aims to retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The operator of Japan's destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant demonstrated Tuesday how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year for the first time since the 2011 meltdown. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings plans to deploy a 'telesco-style' extendable pipe robot into Fukushima Daiichi No. 2 reactor to test the removal of debris from its primary containment vessel by October.

plans to remove less than 1 ounce of debris in the test at the Fukushima plant. 'We believe the upcoming test removal of fuel debris from Unit 2 is an extremely important step to steadily carry out future decommissioning work,' said Yusuke Nakagawa, a

 

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