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Japan Sacrificing Robots to Clean up Nuclear Site

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Five years after the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, radiation levels remain so high that some cleanup robots are dying before they can carry out their tasks at the site. According to The Los Angeles Times, the robots remain the only hope of decommissioning the devastated nuclear reactors, which is a necessary step to regaining public trust. The Times adds in its report that the robots are being built by well-known companies like Toshiba, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, BMW and the U.S.-based firm iRobot. The deceased bots are now leading to delays in the decommissioning process, which plant operator Tepco says will take decades and cost at least $15 billion.

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