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In 2011, an earthquake and tsunami triggered a meltdown of three reactors at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant. In 2016, the country's Trade Ministry estimated that it would cost $180 ...

TOKYO (AP) — A remote-controlled robot on Tuesday embarked on its second mission to retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant that was ...