By KEITARO FUKUCHI/ Staff Writer
April 28, 2025 at 07:00 JST
The core part of the containment vessel of the No. 5 reactor at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is seen from the insertion point for the robotic arm on Jan. 24. The No. 5 reactor is the same model as the No. 2 reactor. Above the space are rows of driving gears for control rods, forcing news reporters to crouch to enter. (Ikuro Aiba)
A narrow, attic-like space lies directly below the No. 5 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, showing the difficult route a robotic arm must take to collect samples of melted fuel debris in a sister reactor. [Read More]
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