Event Brief
Removal of nuclear fuel from Fukushima reactor pool begins
Filed: Jun 02, 2026 at 4:05 AM ET
Summary: Workers began removing nuclear fuel from the No. 2 reactor pool at Fukushima.
WHO: Workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant
WHAT: Removal of nuclear fuel from the No. 2 reactor pool begins
WHEN: Jun 02, 2026 at 2:29 AM ET
WHERE: Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, No. 2 reactor building
WHY: Radiation levels at the No. 2 reactor building remain high after the March 2011 meltdown of the reactor fuel
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