20 January 2021 Share The UK and Japan have signed a research and technology deployment collaboration agreement to help automate nuclear decommissioning and aspects of fusion energy production. The collaboration is expected to lead to new robotics and automation techniques used in Japan and the UK. Technologies developed through the collaboration could be used in the decommissioning of facilities at Sellafield (Image: Sellafield Sites) The four-year, GBP12 million (USD16 million) UK-Japanese robotics project - referred to as LongOps - will support delivery of faster and safer decommissioning ...