5 comments to Damaged nuclear fuel rod stuck in Japanese reactor for 17 years — Experts have been unable to remove it, no solution so far

• Jon_NY

  July 28, 2011 at 4:24 pm

  This from an article in Mainichi Daily News

  http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110728p2g00m0dm100000c.html

  While spent nuclear fuel is normally sent to the reprocessing plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture or elsewhere, the damaged rod remains inside the fuel pool of the plant’s now decommissioned No. 1 reactor, in a special container, it said.

  The company said it had asked domestic research organizations and foreign nuclear fuel firms to take it but to no avail, and is still pondering how to get the rod outside in the absence of clear government rules on how to dispose of damaged fuel that requires more delicate handling.

  Let’s hope none of the fuel rods in the spent fuel pools at Fuku are damaged. LOL
  

  
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  • kx

    July 28, 2011 at 5:04 pm

    big rotf …
    

    
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• extra knight

  July 28, 2011 at 6:22 pm

  another lesson not learned from the dangers of nuclear power.
  

  
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• jtb

  July 28, 2011 at 10:27 pm

  “Experts.”
  

  
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• odylan

  July 29, 2011 at 3:49 am

  Big problem. They’ve tried a few times. It’s f*****.
  

  
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