French reactor maker Areva , stepping up its role in Japan’s clean-up from its worst-ever nuclear disaster, will provide Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO)with equipment to clean up radioactive water.
The decontamination plant, which uses a process called "co-precipitation" to isolate and remove radioactive elements, will be delivered after Areva specialists studied the crippled reactor at close range over the last three weeks.
Areva Chief Executive Anne Lauvergeon landed in Japan in late (…)