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Detailed visualization of radioactive hotspots inside the unit 1 reactor building of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station using an integrated Radiation Imaging System mounted on a Mecanum wheel robot

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Pages 856-870 | Received 07 Aug 2023, Accepted 07 Nov 2023, Published online: 04 Dec 2023

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