First Glimpse Inside Fukushima
The first blurry photos, taken by remote control from inside one of Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear reactors has uncovered radiation, steam and rusty metal due to 10 months of exposure to heat and humidity. The images showed no major damage, but did show that some inner parts of the container are deteriorating rapidly.
Tokyo Electric Power Co.
This image taken by a remote-controlled endoscope shows structures assumed to be small size piping or cable conduit inside the beaker-shaped containment vessel of No. 2 reactor at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, north of Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
Tokyo Electric Power Co.
This image shows a thermocouple shining horizontally above a scaffolding, bottom, inside the beaker-shaped containment vessel of No. 2 reactor at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, north of Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
Tokyo Electric Power Co.
This image shows structures assumed to be small size piping or cable conduit inside the beaker-shaped containment vessel of No. 2 reactor at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, north of Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
Tokyo Electric Power Co.
This image shows a scaffolding, bottom, and the wall inside the beaker-shaped containment vessel of No. 2 reactor at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, north of Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
Tokyo Electric Power Co.
This image shows a scaffolding, bottom, and the wall inside the beaker-shaped containment vessel of No. 2 reactor at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, north of Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
Tokyo Electric Power Co.
This image shows structures assumed to be small size piping or cable conduit inside the beaker-shaped containment vessel of No. 2 reactor at the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, north of Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012.
Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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