Debris removal at Fukushima plant to be delayed

Debris removal at Fukushima plant to be delayed

Photo taken from Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 29, 2025, shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The body supervising the plant's decommissioning said the same day full-scale retrieval of melted fuel debris at the plant is likely to be delayed to fiscal 2037 or later, from the early 2030s as initially planned.

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