Fukushima Nuclear Plant Operator Says 600 Tons of Melted Fuel Is Missing

The chief of clean-up at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which was devastated by a tsunami in 2011, says 600 tons of reactor fuel that melted during the disaster is missing

This Nov. 12, 2011, photo shows workers in protective suits and masks as they wait to enter the emergency operation center at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station in Okuma, Japan. AP Photo/David Guttenfelder

Thousands of bags of radiation contaminated soil and debris wait to be processed, inside the exclusion zone, close to the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant on February 26, 2016, in Okuma, Japan. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images