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72-foot nuclear ‘fishing rod’ extracts melted radioactive fuel sample from Fukushima
The second sample of melted nuclear fuel has been retrieved from crippled Fukushima reactor, according to the operator of the ...
Fukushima robot begins second attempt to retrieve melted nuclear fuel
A robot has begun its second attempt to extract melted nuclear fuel from one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power ...
US government to ship enriched uranium to Oak Ridge nuclear fuel plant planning 400 jobs
A subsidiary of Amazon-backed X-energy will get uranium from the U.S. government to support its $300 million plant in Oak ...
Robotic arm struggles to take fuel sample from Fukushima plant
A narrow, attic-like space lies directly below the No. 5 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, showing the ...
Idaho and Trump administration agree to waiver of 1995 nuclear waste agreement
Idaho under the waiver will temporarily suspend parts of the 1995 Settlement Agreement that limits the transportation and ...
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Robot starts 2nd mission to retrieve debris at the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant
(Kyodo News via AP, File) TOKYO (AP) — A remote-controlled robot on Tuesday embarked on its second mission to retrieve tiny ...
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2nd melted fuel sample retrieved from crippled Fukushima reactor
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex said it retrieved the second sample of melted fuel Wednesday from ...
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Robot starts 2nd mission to retrieve debris at the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant
TOKYO — A remote-controlled robot on Tuesday embarked on its second mission to retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant that was ...