Robot pulls tiny grain of radioactive nuclear fuel from Fukushima ...
6 days ago · A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel, ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased ...
Fukushima nuclear debris arrives at lab after secret journey
1 day ago · A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the plant operator said Tuesday, after a journey kept ...
Robot successfully retrieves first radioactive fuel sample from ...
Nov 3, 2024 · A robot has, for the first time since the 2011 meltdown, retrieved a piece of radioactive fuel from the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.. The remote-controlled robot, named Telesco, used its fishing-rod-like arm to clip gravel up to 5mm (0.2 inches) in size — about as large as a tiny granola bit — from the surface of a mound of molten fuel debris at the bottom of the ...
A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear …
Nov 2, 2024 · TOKYO (AP) — A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 meltdown.. The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which manages the plant, said Saturday that the extendable fishing rod-like robot successfully clipped ...
Breakthrough at Fukushima: First Nuclear Fuel Sample
6 days ago · A robot tasked with navigating the wreckage inside Fukushima Daiichi's Unit 2 reactor has successfully retrieved a small sample of melted nuclear fuel, marking a crucial step in Japan's journey ...
A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear ...
6 days ago · A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel on Thursday, in what plant officials ...
A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear …
Nov 2, 2024 · A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 meltdown.
A robot has begun a 2-week mission to retrieve melted fuel from …
Sep 10, 2024 · TOKYO (AP) — An extendable robot began on Tuesday a two-week mission to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris from inside one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel
Oct 7, 2024 · TEPCO, the operator of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, is using a special telescopic robotic arm to retrieve a small amount of melted fuel from Unit 2. The fuel debris is underwater and partly covered by concrete, …
A robot cleaning up Fukushima nuclear plant could take a …
Sep 10, 2024 · A robot enters a damaged reactor to collect a small sample of the highly radioactive material that melted after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The mission is a first step to decommission the...