Work has been completed to remove nuclear fuel from the Monju fast-breeder reactor in central Japan.
It was carried out as part of the decommissioning process of the reactor in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, which started four years ago.
Workers began transferring the remaining 124 units of nuclear fuel from the reactor to a temporary storage tank on March 30. The work finished on Friday.
The reactor's operator, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, reported to Tsuruga City that there were no problems during the operation. The JAEA also said from June it will start moving fuel units to a storage pool so they can be cooled down.
The city asked the operator to continue to ensure that safety is their top priority.
The JAEA says it is aiming to finish the transfer to the fuel pool by the end of the year, and ship the fuel units to a French company by fiscal 2037.
The operator also plans to begin work to remove the liquid sodium used to cool the reactor in fiscal 2023 or later.
It was carried out as part of the decommissioning process of the reactor in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, which started four years ago.
Workers began transferring the remaining 124 units of nuclear fuel from the reactor to a temporary storage tank on March 30. The work finished on Friday.
The reactor's operator, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, reported to Tsuruga City that there were no problems during the operation. The JAEA also said from June it will start moving fuel units to a storage pool so they can be cooled down.
The city asked the operator to continue to ensure that safety is their top priority.
The JAEA says it is aiming to finish the transfer to the fuel pool by the end of the year, and ship the fuel units to a French company by fiscal 2037.
The operator also plans to begin work to remove the liquid sodium used to cool the reactor in fiscal 2023 or later.
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Summary
Decommissioning process of Japan's Monju fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture has reached a milestone. On March 30 to Friday, workers transferred 124 units of nuclear fuel from the reactor to a temporary storage tank with no reported issues. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220422_38/
Date: April 22, 2022
Created: 2022/04/22 20:10
Updated: 2025/12/09 16:47
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