Nuke Power Update: Fukushima Rod Removal In Progress

(BillMoyers) John Light and Karin Kamp report ~ What You Need to Know About Fukushima

All eyes are on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as major cleanup efforts are set to begin later this month, in the most significant test of the operator’s ability to manage the threats resulting from one of the biggest nuclear disasters ever. For two years now, the plant’s operator and the Japanese government have struggled to contain an ongoing series of crises at the devastated facility. But the situation has the potential to get worse.

 

BBC ~ Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant begins fuel rod removal

 

ABC ~ Japan: Fukushima operator TEPCO starts dangerous fuel rod removal 

 

Voice of America ~ Japan Starts Riskiest Work at Fukushima Nuclear Plant

 

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