Robot Inside Fukushima Reactor Discovers Source of Water Leaks
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Tokyo Electric Power Co. said a robot sent inside Unit 1 of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power station has discovered the source of water leaks plaguing decommissioning work.
A robot designed by Hitachi-GE Nuclear energy, a venture between Hitachi Ltd. and General Electric Co., for the first time took clear pictures showing water drips from the reactor containment vessel into the building’s basement via an elastic pipe joint, the company known as Tepco said.