The plant operator has struggled with various robotsbreaking downover the years, even though those were just exploratory bots.
Removal of the fuel debris was supposed to start in 2021.
It is important to proceed with the test removal safely and steadily.
A photo shows tanks for storing treated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated in Okuma Town, Fukushima Prefecture on February 2, 2024.Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun (AP)
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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, also known as TEPCO, the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, reveals a robot to be used to retrieve debris at the power plant in Kobe, western Japan, Tuesday, May 28, 2024.Photo: Kyodo News (AP)
