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In reply to the discussion: Japan postpones removal of Fukushima atomic fuel rods [View all]Bennyboy
(10,440 posts)that they are going ahead with fuel removal on Monday....
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday it will start removing nuclear fuel from the spent fuel pool of the reactor 4 building at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant from Monday.
Full-scale removal (from the accident-stricken unit) is a very important process in moving ahead with the plants decommissioning, Tepco spokesman Masayuki Ono told a press conference, adding that the experience will be useful in dealing with the three other units that were damaged in the 2011 nuclear crisis.
The unit 4 spent fuel pool contains 1,331 spent fuel assemblies and 202 unused ones. Workers will begin with the removal of unused fuel assemblies, which are easier to handle.
The work Monday will begin with the placement of a transportation container inside the spent fuel pool. Workers will then use a crane to take each fuel assembly out of the storage rack and put it into the container.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/15/national/tepco-to-start-fuel-removal-from-fukushima-reactor-4-pool-monday/#at_pco=tcb-1.0&at_tot=8&at_ab=-&at_pos=0