A robot resumes mission to retrieve a piece of melted fuel from inside a damaged Fukushima reactor
- An extendable robot resumed entry into one of the damaged reactors at FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI nuclear power plant to retrieve melted fuel debris, after a suspension due to a technical issue.
- Collecting a tiny sample from the Unit 2 reactor marks the challenging start of decommissioning the plant, damaged during the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.
- The robot, nicknamed "TELESCO," can extend about 22 meters and aims to collect less than 3 grams of radioactive molten fuel for future decommissioning technology development.
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