Regulator says removing all fuel debris at Fukushima plant debatable

Regulator says removing all fuel debris at Fukushima plant debatable

Nuclear Regulation Authority commissioners Satoru Tanaka (L) and Toyoshi Fuketa speak to reporters after visiting the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Feb. 19, 2016. Fuketa said it is debatable whether all fuel debris must be removed from reactors at the Fukushima complex, the site of catastrophic reactor meltdowns in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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