Dismantlement of nuclear reactor in Japan

Dismantlement of nuclear reactor in Japan

A fresh fuel storage rack inside the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant is being removed by a crane as part of the reactor's dismantlement work on June 8, 2023, in Mihama in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The demolition work, shown to the media, started in 2017 and is planned to be completed in fiscal 2045. (Pool photo)

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