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.