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Six Years After Fukushima, Robots Finally Find Reactors’ Melted Uranium Fuel via The New York Times

[…] After three days of carefully navigating through a shattered reactor building, the Manbo finally reached the heavily damaged Unit 3 reactor. There, the robot beamed back video of a gaping hole at the bottom of the reactor and, on the floor … Continue reading

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Unit 3 MOX likely melted through via The Japan Times online

MOX fuel that was believed to have been kept cool at the bottom of one of the reactors at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant after its core melted is believed to have breached the vessel after melting again, … Continue reading

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