Beleaguered Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has released dozens of photos and videos of its damaged nuclear reactors and the clean up effort underway by its brave workers. Last week the Japanese government upped the rating of the situation at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plants to a level 7, the same as Chernobyl, and the highest ranking on the international scale, after new data showed that more radiation than previously thought had leaked out several weeks ago.
Here’s 25 of TEPCOs photos:
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Here’s 25 of TEPCOs photos:
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1 / 25Robots Take Photos At Fukushima PlantThese photos were taken by the Packbot inside the nuclear reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. -
2 / 25Robots Take Photos At Fukushima PlantThese photos were taken by the Packbot inside the nuclear reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station -
3 / 25Robots Take Photos At Fukushima PlantThese photos were taken by the Packbot inside the nuclear reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station -
4 / 25Damaged Reactor Building of FukushimaPictures taken from T-Hawk, Reactor Building, Unit 1, 3,4 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station -
5 / 25Damaged Reactor Building of Fukushima.Pictures taken from T-Hawk, Reactor Building, Unit 1, 3,4 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station -
6 / 25Damaged Reactor Building Fukushima PlantPictures taken from T-Hawk, Reactor Building, Unit 1, 3,4 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station -
7 / 25Damaged Floor of Reactor BuildingPictures taken from T-Hawk, Reactor Building, Unit 1, 3,4 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station -
8 / 25A Sandbag Containing Zeolite Being Lifted to Fukushima.the south side of the screen of Unit 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station -
9 / 25The Spent Fuel Pool at FukushimaSampling of water in the spent fuel pool of Unit 4, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station -
10 / 25Spent Fuel Pool at FukushimaSampling of water in the spent fuel pool of Unit 4, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station -
11 / 25Fire at the Canal Sampling Building at FukushimaDischarge canal sampling building of Unit 1-4 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station located around the ocean-side discharge canal (When fire was detected) -
12 / 25Damage By the Tsunami at FukushimaDamages caused by the tsunami at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station -
13 / 25Damage from the Tsunami at FukushimaDamage from the Tsunami at Fukushima -
14 / 25Section of Fukushima Before TsunamiSection of Fukushima Before Tsunami (click next for after Tsunami) -
15 / 25Section of Fukushima After the TsunamiSection of Fukushima After the Tsunami -
16 / 25Remote-Controlled Rubble Cleaner at FukushimaRemote-Controlled Rubble Cleaner at Fukushima -
17 / 25Workers Controlling the Remote Cleaners at FukushimaWorkers Controlling the Remote Cleaners at Fukushima -
18 / 25Workers Cleaning Up at FukushimaWorkers Cleaning Up at Fukushima -
19 / 25Workers at FukushimaWorkers at Fukushima -
20 / 25De-contamination Area for Workers At FukushimaDe-contamination area of the quake-proof building -
21 / 25Cracks in the Ground at FukushimaNear of the Sea Water intake of Unit2 in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station -
22 / 25Cleaning Up at FukushimaDispersing Dust Protectant, Common Pool Area. Cleaning up Fukushima. -
23 / 25Fixing the Grid at FukushimaFixing the Grid at Fukushima -
24 / 25Fixing the Grid at FukushimaFixing the Grid at Fukushima -
25 / 25Control Room at FukushimaControl Room at Fukushima

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