Fukushima nuclear fuel debris retrieval to start as early as August

The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant plans to begin retrieving debris that contains melted nuclear fuel at one of the three meltdown-hit reactors as early as this month, with the unit to be the first to undergo the procedure.The removal of the radioactive debris is considered one of the most challenging tasks in decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi plant, whose reactors were severely damaged by the loss of cooling functions triggered by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. intends to retrieve only a few grams…READ FULL ARTICLE