TOKYO -- The removal of melted fuel rods at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has run into another round of difficulties from equipment malfunctions and delays, threatening to push back the 2051 full decommissioning time line even further.
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Japan back to square one in Fukushima nuclear debris removal
Task of cleaning up damaged reactor more difficult than Three Mile Island
A fishing rod-type device with a claw is being used to remove nuclear debris. (Photo by Ayaka Otaka)
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