fukushima disaster cleanup
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Japan Unveils New Robot for Cleaning Radioactive Fuel at Fukushima
The operators of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan demonstrated a new robot to help clean up melted fuel debris on Tuesday, according to a report from the Associated Press. The robot won’t actually start working until October, but it underscores just how much there is to do 13 years after a 9.0…
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Japan’s New Fukushima Plan: Dumping Radioactive Wastewater Into the Sea
The Japanese government said Tuesday that it would start releasing contaminated water from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster into the Pacific Ocean, outlining a long-expected plan that is, understandably, upsetting a whole lot of people.