By Masako Sawai / CNIC / June 1, 2013 / This report summarizes the status of nuclear fuel stored at the Fukushima Daiichi (F1) and Fukushima Daini (F2) nuclear power plants. Fuel in the reactors and fuel in the spent fuel pools at F1 and F2 Table 1 lists the data for the nuclear fuel loaded (melted down) in the reactors and fuel stored in the fuel pools in the … Continue reading →
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via World Nuclear News / May 14, 2013 / A four-year process is planned to rebuild the cover over Fukushima Daiichi 1, equipping it to remove used reactor fuel still stored there. Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) will take away the roof of the temporary cover structure that was put in place to reduce radioactive emissions to air in the six months after the accident in 2011. This will give … Continue reading →
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