AI robots and drones to assist in Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup

Artificial intelligenceJapan government, TEPCO to launch consortium as decommissioning progressesThree reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant contain 880 tons of debris. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)MASATOSHI IDAAugust 30, 2026 06:07 JSTTOKYO -- AI robots and drones will assist in the removal of radioactive debris from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, with the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings expected to launch a consortium addressing those plans as soon as this fiscal year.