Japanese company Tepco will test the use of drones in dismantling the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
The company hopes the drone images will help assess how well the melted fuel debris can be removed.
Japanese nuclear power plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) on Tuesday completed tests of the first drones that will be deployed at the accident site. Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant In the process of its resolution, which will last for decades.
A snake-like robot and four drones will be sent in February to inspect the damage reactor unit 1 Fukushima Daiichi’s hydrogen explosion occurred nearly 13 years after its core melted and became one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.
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Although robots have inspected the submerged interior of the Unit 1 reactor containment vessel, this will be the first time a drone will enter the vessel to provide a more complete picture of the damage above water, according to Tepco. The company hopes the drone footage will help assess how well the melted fuel debris can be removed.
A TEPCO spokesperson said, “We will ensure that we complete this investigation with safety as a priority, examining the procedures and instructions one by one and ensuring safety at all times.”
The Unit 1 nuclear reactor was the first reactor to begin melting after this A severe tsunami will hit the east coast of Japan In March 2011.
It is believed to be the most damaged of the four reactors operating that day, and TEPCO is still trying to understand the extent of the damage and how to remove the melted fuel. According to experts, this process will take decades.