Tepco said Dec. 20 it has finished removing all fuel rods from the spent-fuel pool in the shattered reactor 4 building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, in a rare piece of positive news from the decommissioning process.
A total of 1,535 fuel rod assemblies have been transferred to other buildings following a yearlong process by Tokyo Electric Power Co., the beleaguered operator of the wrecked plant.
This will reduce the risk of the rods being exposed in the event of a new earthquake or major accident, Tepco said. (Kyodo)
東京電力は12月20日、福島第1原子力発電所の4号機の使用済み燃料プールから全ての燃料を取り出す作業を完了したと発表した。
The Japan Times ST: January 2, 2015