Scheduled for June, the decommissioning process for Fukushima's reactor number 2 will commence with the extraction of nuclear fuel. This necessity stems from the 2011 disaster, a triple nuclear meltdown following a tsunami. The recovery plan embodies strenuous efforts to minimize environmental impacts, with safety measures atop the priority list.

Post the Fukushima disaster, Japan upholds a cautious approach with nuclear power. The clean-up process bears a significant socio-environmental responsibility. Grappling with nuclear waste issues, the procedure's safety is fundamental to locals and the country's image on global nuclear safety standards.

In the US and EU, nuclear incidents invoke a similarly cautious response. While the US has no recent nuclear disasters, it’s still dealing with waste from the 1979 Three Mile Island incident. In the EU, following Chernobyl's 1986 disaster, an extensive "sarcophagus" was built to contain the site.