Snake-like robot unveiled for Fukushima debris removal

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) unveiled Thursday a 22-metre robot arm which will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant.

The robot is equipped with a camera and is better at retrieving information than previous devices used, company spokesman told the reporters. He said TEPCO planned to use the robot later this year to conduct its third trial debris removal operation at one of the melted reactors in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

TEPCO announced in July that the massive operation to remove debris had been delayed until at least 2037. The company previously said it hoped to start in the early 2030s.