THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 30, 2025 at 15:12 JST
Akira Ono, left, president of Fukushima Daiichi Decontamination & Decommissioning Engineering Co., speaks at a news conference on July 29 in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward. (Yusuke Ogawa)
Despite another delay in the start of fuel debris removal at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the plant operator insists that it still aims to complete decommissioning by 2051, which at least one expert calls unrealistic. [Read More]
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