A robot retrieved a melted fuel sample from Fukushima's No. 2 reactor, the first since 2011.

A remote-controlled robot has successfully retrieved a small piece of melted fuel from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No. 2 reactor, marking the first such collection since the 2011 disaster. The "telesco" robot collected a 5mm sample from molten fuel debris. The sample's radioactivity must be tested before safe storage. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) aims for a 30-40 year cleanup timeline, though experts consider this overly optimistic.

November 02, 2024
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