Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup plan approved by Japan

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Source: Associated Press

Japan's government approved Friday a revised 30- to 40-year roadmap to clean up the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, but many questions remain.

The plan, endorsed by Cabinet members and officials, delays the start of a key initial step — the removal of spent fuel in storage pools at each of the three melted reactors — by up to three years due to earlier mishaps and safety problems at the plant.

Three of the plant's six reactors melted following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The fourth, which was offline and had no fuel in the core at the time of the accident, suffered damage to its building, and its fuel storage pool was emptied late last year.

Despite the delay, experts need to locate and study melted fuel inside the reactors and develop robots to start debris removal within six years as planned.

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Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fukushima-nuclear-plant-cleanup-plan-approved-by-japan-1.3110559

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1. No spent fuel removal for 3 years? 30-40years to clean up the exposed radiation?

Talk about kicking a can down the road.

Yeah, I know TEPCO has admitted they have no idea of how to repair the horrific damage and how to cover up the radiation.

Maybe they are hoping everyone forgets about it?????