TSURUGA, Fukui — A 3.3-metric-ton fuel exchange component that lodged in the reactor vessel of the Monju fast-breeder reactor here after being dropped cannot be extracted using "usual methods," the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has stated.
The JAEA made the announcement Nov. 9 after examining the component — a cylinder now stuck in an opening in the reactor vessel cap — with a camera. The agency believes that to get the part out, equipment on the reactor vessel cap will have to be (...)
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