1342 fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool of Fukushima Daiichi-4

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AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 30.10.2014

1342 fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool of fourth unit of NPP Fukushima Daiichi, the TEPCO company said.

At the time of the accident, although a hydrogen explosion occurred, all of the fuel rods had been transferred into and stored in the spent fuel pool as part of the periodic inspection. Therefore, they survived relatively undamaged.

Fuel removal started on November 18, 2013 and is scheduled to be completed within year 2014.

The fuel assemblies stored in the fuel rack inside the Unit 4 spent fuel pool are to be taken out and transferred to the common pool located within the station site for centralized storage. This fuel removal operation starts on November 18, 2013 and will be conducted with the following steps. Its completion is scheduled for the end of 2014.

The 11 spent fuel assemblies are now remaining in the spent pool. They include 2 leaking fuel assemblies and 1 deformed fuel assembly, which would be transferred once preparation is completed.

Topics: NPP Fukushima Daiichi

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