Fukushima robot finds lava-like 'melted fuel deposits'

[yuiyoshida]

An underwater robot captured the first images of what are believed to be melted nuclear fuel deposits inside Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, according to its operator Tepco.

Six years on from a massive nuclear disaster, accumulations of lava-like layers were found under the stricken plant’s unit three reactor.

Measuring as thick as one metre and located in a structure called the pedestal inside the unit’s primary containment vessel, Tepco says that it is “highly likely” this was a sighting of melted fuel.

[scarytomcat]

1. now what?

no one talks about this mess