Tepco on Monday found what may be melted nuclear fuel debris that penetrated the reactor 2 pressure vessel at the Fukushima No. 1 plant.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said more analysis and investigation is needed to confirm that the black lumps detected in the reactor's containment vessel are indeed fuel debris.
The steel pressure vessel houses the nuclear fuel rods and is set up inside the surrounding containment vessel.
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