Fukushima's operators, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings released 12 photos from inside the site, the first time the internal structures have been seen since the disaster 13 years ago
Eerie new drone footage has for the first time revealed the extent of the damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant 13 years on from its meltdown.
Parts of the control-rod drive mechanism, which controls the nuclear chain reaction, and other equipment attached to the core were dislodged by the drones.The plant's operators, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, or TEPCO, released 12 photos from inside the site The drone cameras could not see the bottom of the reactor core, in part because of the darkness of the containment vessel, officials said.
READ MORE: Inventor of the karaoke machine Shigeichi Negishi dies aged 100: Electronics expert came up with the idea after he was mocked for his singing The drone cameras could not see the bottom of the reactor core, in part because of the darkness of the containment vessel, officials said The water from the deadly tsunami easily overcame coastal defences for Fukushima and flooded the reactor, causing it to melt down.
This led to several meltdowns, allowing harmful radioactive fuel rods and debris to escape from contained areas.
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