Japan’s economy and industry ministry said Monday that it will start removing melted fuel from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2021. The milestone step of debris removal is considered the most difficult part of cleaning up the crisis-hit facility. ABC News reports: Nearly nine years after [the Fukushima nuclear power plant was wrecked by a massive earthquake and tsunami],…
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Removing Fuel Rods, Japan Hits Milestone in Fukushima Nuclear Cleanup
After a yearslong delay, the nuclear plant’s operator began removing radioactive fuel rods at one of three reactors that melted down after an earthquake and a tsunami in 2011. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/world/asia/fukushima-japan-fuel-rods.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…