Melted nuclear fuel seen inside Fukushima reactor

Tokyo : T he operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant says a long telescopic probe has successfully captured images of some melted fuel inside one of its three damaged reactors, providing crucial information for its cleanup. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday the fi

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Published 20 January 2018, 8:00 · Updated 22:14

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Melted nuclear fuel seen inside Fukushima reactor

Tokyo : The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant says a long telescopic probe has successfully captured images of some melted fuel inside one of its three damaged reactors, providing crucial information for its cleanup.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday the fishing rod-like device carrying a camera went deep into the plant’s Unit 2 primary containment vessel. The images showed that at least part of the fuel breached the core, falling to the vessel’s floor.

Melted fuel has previously only been documented inside Unit 3.

Melted nuclear fuel seen inside Fukushima reactor

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