TEPCO claims to have found ‘fuel debris’ in No. 2 reactor

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TEPCO finds ‘fuel debris’ in No. 2 reactor

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has found what looks like fuel debris in the plant’s No. 2 reactor.

The nuclear accident occurred in March, 2011.

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, on Friday looked inside the containment vessel of the No. 2 reactor.

TEPCO confirmed, for the first time, the existence of chunks that are believed to be a mixture of melted nuclear fuel and parts of bindings.

The company plans to determine how to remove the debris based on the results of the investigation.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180119_34/

January 19, 2018 - Posted by dunrenard | Fukushima 2018 | Fukushima Daiichi, Melted Fuel, reactor 2

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