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A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima reactor for the first time to study its melted fuel
- A drone was flown inside a damaged reactor at Fukushima Daiichi plant to examine molten fuel debris unsuccessfully reached by prior robots.
- TEPCO utilized drones weighing 185 grams for the investigation. They aim to develop technology for future probes, fuel removal processes, and understanding the 2011 meltdown.
- TEPCO has faced delays in removing radioactive debris from the No. 2 reactor due to technical challenges, highlighting the complexity of the decommissioning process.
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A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima reactor for the first time to study its melted fuel - The Morning Sun
A small drone has flown inside one of the damaged reactors at the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in hopes it can examine some of the molten fuel debris in areas where earlier robots …
·Pittsburg, United States
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A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor for the first time to study melted fuel
TOKYO (AP) — A drone small enough to fit in one's hand flew inside one of the damaged reactors at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Wednesday in hopes it
·United States
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A magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami destroyed the plant's energy supply and cooling systems in March 2011, causing mergers in three reactors. The government and TEPCO plan to remove the enormous amount of molten nuclear fuel that remains.
·Mexico
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