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Japan's long road ahead [1]

It came as no surprise when the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) admitted last week that it will scrap its stricken Fukushima Daiichi reactors. After explosions, copious radioisotope leaks and a liberal dousing with sea water, the reactors are a write-off. But what will workers encounter when they finally start decommissioning the shattered plant?

Publication Date: 
07/04/2011
Geoff Brumfiel [2]
Nature [3]
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Nuclear Accidents [4], Japan [5], Power Industry [6], Tsunami [7], Nuclear Safety [8], Radiation [9]
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