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Environment & Energy

FBaggins

(26,737 posts) Mon Jun 9, 2014, 01:09 PM Jun 2014

Now over 2/3 of spent fuel in Unit 4 (Fukushima) has been removed.

Last edited Mon Jun 9, 2014, 03:30 PM - Edit history (1)

Looks like they could finish a bit ahead of schedule... and the prophets of DOOM!!!! can move on to telling us why unit #3 is the one that will really end all life as we know it. No doubt shifting gears without ever admitting their errors to date.

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html

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Now over 2/3 of spent fuel in Unit 4 (Fukushima) has been removed. (Original Post) FBaggins Jun 2014 OP

Link? truebrit71 Jun 2014 #1

Added FBaggins Jun 2014 #2

That's good news. Nihil Jun 2014 #3

truebrit71

(20,805 posts)

1. Link?

Reply to FBaggins (Original post)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 02:38 PM

Jun 2014

BTW what's happening to all of the contaminated water that is being stored onsite, obviously not the millions of gallons that have poured into the sea, but the stuff that they've been using to cool things down?

FBaggins

(26,737 posts)

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Reply to truebrit71 (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 9, 2014, 03:33 PM

Jun 2014

BTW what's happening to all of the contaminated water that is being stored onsite

Still being stored/recycled (apart from numerous small leaks over the last three years)

Nihil

(13,508 posts)

3. That's good news.

Reply to FBaggins (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 04:14 AM

Jun 2014

(Here's hoping that it continues that way right to the end.)

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