Asahi: Tepco to check for “smashed fuel rods” after large piece of debris fell at Fukushima Unit 3 pool

Asahi: Tepco to check for “smashed fuel rods” after large piece of debris fell at Fukushima Unit 3 pool

Published: February 8th, 2013 at 11:52 am ET By ENENews http://enenews.com/asahi-tepco-to-check-for-smashed-fuel-rods-after-large-piece-of-debris-fell-at-unit-3-fuel-pool

Title: TEPCO accident causes new problem at Fukushima
Source: THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Date: February 08, 2013

The operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has admitted dislodging broken equipment weighing 1.5 tons and sending it falling further into a pool where fragile nuclear fuel rods lie.
[...] on Feb. 7, Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials said work a day earlier to shift an unrelated steel frame nearby caused “vibrations” which dislodged the hoist. It fell, disappearing beneath the water surface.
TEPCO now plans to drop a video camera into the pool to check whether the hoist has smashed fuel rods below. [...]
They insisted there has been no significant change in radioactive concentrations measured in the pool and in the atmosphere since before the latest incident.

See also: Tepco: Debris is missing at Unit 3 -- May have 'sunk' into fuel pool (PHOTOS)

Published: February 8th, 2013 at 11:52 am ET By ENENews

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