Muon-based technology to image nuclear fuel debris

Muon-based technology to image nuclear fuel debris

A new system for imaging and mapping nuclear fuel debris inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's reactor pressure vessel is shown to the press in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on March 27, 2015. The system employs technology using Muons, cosmic ray subatomic particles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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  • 2015/3/27 19:25:55
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