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Japan: Upcoming clean-up activity at Fukushima nuclear plant poses high risk

August 15, 2013 Reprints

Operators of the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan are getting ready to remove 400 tons of highly irradiated spent fuel from a damaged building, Reuters reported.

Arnie Gundersen, director of Fairewinds Energy Education, said if the fuel assembly breaks, there will be a large release of radiation. This could result in a disaster worse than the March 2011 nuclear crisis at the Fukushima plant. Independent consultants Mycle Schneider and Antony Froggatt said in a report "full release from the Unit-4 spent fuel pool" could result in "the most serious radiological disaster to date."

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Japan: Upcoming clean-up activity at Fukushima nuclear plant poses high risk

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