Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced that on the 16th, it inserted a fiberscope into the reactor of Unit 2 at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant to conduct an internal investigation. This is the first internal investigation of a reactor that experienced a meltdown following the nuclear accident.
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is a disabled nuclear power facility located in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture. It was severely damaged during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, leading to meltdowns in three reactors and a major release of radiation, making it the world’s most significant nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. The site is now in a decades-long decommissioning phase, with ongoing work to manage contaminated water and radioactive materials.