A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor for the first time to study melted fuel

About 880 tons of highly radioactive melted nuclear fuel remain inside the three damaged reactors. Critics say the 30- to 40-year cleanup target set by the government and TEPCO is overly optimistic. Read More

Inside Fukushima: Eerie drone footage reveals first ever look at melted nuclear reactor with 880 tonnes of radioactive fuel still inside - 13 years after disaster

only the second event since Chernobyl's fourth reactor went into meltdown in 1986. In 2011, a 33ft (10m)-high tsunami that killed nearly 19,000 people crashed into Japan's Fukushima nuclear power ... Read More

Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck

Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was ... TEPCO aims to get the first sample out later this year from the least-damaged No. 2 reactor. Read More

Nuclear Reactor

If you’ve ever wanted to operate your own nuclear reactor, you probably aren’t going to get one in your backyard ... Despite the high-tech, the business end is a conventional steam generator. Read More

Creepy drone footage from Fukushima shows how a nuclear reactor looks after meltdown

Drones have provided a rare look inside a nuclear reactor after a meltdown. The footage came days after the 13th anniversary of Fukushima's disastrous meltdown. This provides useful clues to help with ... Read More

Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck

Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ... TEPCO aims to get the first sample out later this year from the least-damaged No. 2 reactor. Read More

A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor for the first time to study melted fuel

TOKYO (AP) — A drone small enough to fit in one's hand flew inside one of the damaged reactors at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Wednesday in hopes it can examine some of the ... Read More

Conditions inside Fukushima's melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck

Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ... TEPCO aims to get the first sample out later this year from the least-damaged No. 2 reactor. Read More