Second debris removal trial at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is completed

Second Fukushima debris removal trial completed

A tricky operation to remove a second sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has been completed, the site operator said Wednesday. Dangerously high radiation levels mean that removing melted fuel and other debris from the plant hit by a huge tsunami in 2011 is seen…

Second Fukushima debris removal trial complete

Fukushima nuclear plant completes second debris removal operation, facing challenges in decommissioning due to high radiation levels.

Second debris removal trial at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is completed

High radiation levels mean removing melted fuel and other debris from the plant is seen as the most daunting challenge in the decommissioning project.

TEPCO to Remove Debris from Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Wed. at Earliest; 2nd Sample Clears Radiation Level for Safety Standards

A second sample of nuclear fuel debris will be removed from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant No. 2 reactor on Wednesday at the earliest, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. announced Monday.

Second op completed to retrieve Fukushima sample

A tricky operation to remove a second sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has been completed, the site operator said on Wednesday. Dangerously high radiation levels mean that removing melted fuel and other debris from the plant hit by a huge tsunami in 2011 is seen as the most daunting challenge in the decades-long decommissioning project. Around 880 tonnes of hazardous material are inside the power …

Tokyo Electric Power Company announced on the 23rd that it has completed test removal of melted nuclear fuel (debris) from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2. This is the second time debris has been removed from the plant, following the first removal in November last year.