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Drones offer a glimpse inside Fukushima nuclear reactor 13 years after disaster

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A team of miniature drones recently entered the radioactive ruins of one of Fukushima's nuclear reactors in an attempt to help Japanese officials continue planning their decades-long cleanup effort. The Fukushima plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown on March 11, 2011, after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the Japanese coast produced a 130-foot-tall tsunami. Of the three reactors damaged during the disaster, No. 1 is considered the most severely impacted.

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

A still from video footage shows the inside of the Fukushima Daiichi power station that melted down in 2011.TEPCO via APDrones 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 the plant's delicate decommission process.A drone and a snake-like robot are providing clues into the devastation inside the wreck…

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