Workers inserted a remote-controlled endoscope inside a damaged Japanese nuclear reactor Thursday, hoping the first look inside since the tsunami disaster helps them better assess conditions and make repairs.
The operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., said the probe - an industrial version of the kind of endoscope doctors use - was inserted through a hole in the beaker-shaped containment vessel at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant's No. 2 reactor to take photos and collect measurements.
That will help workers know how best to plug holes and cracks in the containment vessel - a protective chamber outside the core - to contain radiation leaks and gradually work toward dismantling the reactors. (AP)
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