Nuclear fuel at Fukushima No. 1 unit likely melted after exposed

Nuclear fuel at Fukushima No. 1 unit likely melted after exposed

TOKYO, Japan - A worker measures water levels at the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 10, 2001. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said on May 12 nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 1 reactor likely melted after being fully exposed and are being cooled in water at the bottom of the pressure vessel. (Photo courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co.)(Kyodo)

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