A remote-controlled robot has 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 wrecked by a tsunami 14 y ...

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 wrecked by a ...

It entered the No 2 reactor’s primary containment vessel on Tuesday, according to Tokyo Electric Power Company.

The robot, called Spot, used a pole to press a button ... Spot has an attachment that allowed it to grip a short pole which it used to push the "on" button and start the crane.