Fuel removal from No. 4 unit to start Nov. 18

Fuel removal from No. 4 unit to start Nov. 18

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the No. 4 reactor building of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2013. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Nov. 15 it plans to start removing spent nuclear fuel from the cooling pool at the No. 4 reactor building Nov. 18. (Pool photo)

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