Fukushima nuclear debris removal to begin in 2021 english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 12:30 | All, JapanJapan on Monday unveiled a revised plan to remove molten nuclear fuel debris from the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant in 2021, a process said to be the biggest hurdle in the cleanup of the devastated facility.
The debris removal work should start at the plant's No.
The plan also called for completing the removal of 4,741 fuel rods left inside the pools of Nos.
(Photo taken in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 10, 2018, shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.)
Prior to removing the nuclear debris, an earlier plan called for taking samples from the reactor within fiscal 2019 ending in March, but the revised plan states it will be done in time for the 2021 removal, and the removal to expand to 2031.