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October 01, 2014

Fukushima operator, Sellafield to compare nuclear notes
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 30, 2014
The operator of Japan's tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear plant announced Tuesday it had agreed to share knowledge and experience on decommissioning damaged reactors with Britain's Sellafield. Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), has struggled with cleaning up the crippled nuclear plant, especially with safely storing radioactive water used to cool reactors, in the years since the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster sent them into meltdown. Sellafield, in England's far north, was the scene of a 1957 fire t ... read more

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