Tepco said Thursday it plans to temporarily remove a cover placed around the reactor 1 building at the Fukushima No. 1 plant to prepare for taking spent fuel out of the cooling pool.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. installed the cover in October 2011 to prevent further release of radioactive substances after a hydrogen explosion destroyed the roof and walls of the building in March 2011.
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