154 fuel assemblies were unloaded from spent fuel pool of third unit of Fukushima Daiichi NPP

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The fuel unloading from the spent fuel pool of unit No. 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi NPP continues.

According to TEPCO, as of June 10, 2020, all fresh assemblies as well as 102 of 514 spent assemblies were unloaded. Thus, a total of 154 assemblies were unloaded from the pool.

Work on unloading started in April 2019.

Topics: NPP Fukushima Daiichi

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