fukushima
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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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Looks Like Japan Is Going Ahead With Plan to Dump Radioactive Fukushima Water Into the Ocean
The writing has been on the wall for a while now, but it finally appears that Japan is ready to proceed with dumping over 1 million tons of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. The water will be treated to remove some — but not all — of the contaminants.…
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Nuclear Radiation Hot Spots Found At Starting Point Of Japan’s 2020 Olympic Torch Relay
High levels of radiation have been detected near Japan’s J-Village, a sports facility and the starting point of the upcoming Olympic torch relay, according to Greenpeace. The discovery was made by surveyors with Greenpeace Japan, which warns that monitoring and decontamination efforts in Fukushima are inadequate.
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Nuclear Fuel Rod Removed From Stricken Fukushima Reactor For The First Time
Engineers in Japan reached an important milestone today, as they began removing fuel rods from one of three reactors that experienced meltdowns in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.