The Tedious Path to Decommissioning the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
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Today, 15 years ago, the Fukushima disaster occurred as a result of a severe tsunami. Recovery of the melted fuel could be an important step towards the decommissioning of the nuclear power plant - but that will take years. By T. Iffland.
Fifteen years after the Fukushima nuclear accident, the site remains a huge site. Dismantling operations are expected to end well beyond 2050, contrary to the official timetable.
Fifteen years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. At the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture, which was hit by a powerful tremor and tsunami, Unit 1, which suffered a hydrogen explosion, is now covered and the tanks emptied after the treated water was released into the ocean are being dismantled. While the scenery on the premises has changed, the road to removing the melted …
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