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Related: About this forumJapan Pictures Likely Show Melted Fukushima Fuel
New images show what is likely to be melted nuclear fuel hanging from inside one of Japans wrecked Fukushima reactors, a potential milestone in the cleanup of one of the worst atomic disasters in history.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc., Japans biggest utility, released images on Friday showing a hardened black, grey and orange substance that dripped from the bottom of the No. 3 reactor pressure vessel at Fukushima, which is likely to contain melted fuel, according to Takahiro Kimoto, an official at the company. The company sent a Toshiba-designed robot, which can swim and resembles a submarine, to explore the inside of the reactor for the first time on July 19.
Never before have we taken such clear pictures of what could be melted fuel, Kimoto said at a press briefing that began at 9 p.m. Friday in Tokyo, noting that it would take time to analyze and confirm whether it is actually fuel. We believe that the fuel melted and mixed with the metal directly underneath it. And it is highly likely that we have filmed that on Friday.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-22/japan-pictures-likely-show-melted-fukushima-fuel-for-first-time
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Japan Pictures Likely Show Melted Fukushima Fuel (Original Post)
n2doc
Jul 2017
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applegrove
(118,694 posts)1. Makes me sick. Those poor people who live nearby.
NickB79
(19,253 posts)2. Remember all those shouting "Where's the corium?" when this happened?
All the people talking about liquid corium burning through the reactor floor and underlying concrete slab and burrowing deep into the Earth to create a China Syndrome reaction.
Looks like they are finally finding the corium.
nitpicker
(7,153 posts)3. Link to The Guardian