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Fukushima set for epic clean-up

Nature volume 472, pages 146–147 (2011)Cite this article

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Latest data suggest a Chernobyl-like effort will be needed.

As the immediate threat from Fukushima Daiichi's damaged nuclear reactors recedes, engineers and scientists are facing up to a clean-up process that could last for many decades, or even a century.

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Brumfiel, G. Fukushima set for epic clean-up. Nature 472, 146–147 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/472146a

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