Event Brief
TEPCO begins removing spent fuel from Fukushima No. 2
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 18, 2026 at 12:08 AM ET
Summary: TEPCO started removing radioactive spent fuel from Fukushima No. 2 and transferring it to a common storage pool.
WHO: TEPCO
WHAT: Began removal of radioactive spent fuel from Fukushima No. 2 reactor for transfer to a common storage pool
WHEN: Aug 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM ET
WHERE: Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Fukushima
WHY: To transfer removed fuel assemblies to a safer common storage pool at the nuclear plant
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