Images Released of the Tsunami Striking Fukushima

A remote-controlled robot called
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A robot opens a door in the Plant No.3 reactor building in Fukushima, Japan, April 17, 2011. TEPCO said on Sunday it hoped to achieve a "cold shutdown" of its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant within six to nine months.

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