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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about fuel rods focus on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Topics include the exposure of fuel rods in reactor No. 1, the release of radioactive seawater, and the long-term challenge of removing melted fuel rods. Users reference reports from Tepco and experts on cooling efforts, radiation leaks, and the potential for a 100-year cleanup. The tag covers technical aspects of nuclear fuel rod safety, cooling, and containment during crises.
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    Tepco: Fukushima Fuel Rods Are Fully Exposed

    Tokyo Electric Power Co. said fuel rods are fully exposed in the No. 1 reactor at its stricken Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, setting back the utility’s plan to resolve the crisis. The water level is 1 meter (3.3 feet) below the base of the fuel assembly, Junichi Matsumoto, a general...
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    Fukushima Daiichi Radioactive Seawater Model, Spent Fuel Rods DID Explode Into Atmosphere

    ASR Limited, a marine consulting and research firm has released a radioactive seawater model that seems to confirm that radiation will spread throughout the pacific ocean. Remember, US and Japanese officials have gone on the record with their belief that radiation in the Pacific will not hurt...
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    Crews 'facing 100-year battle' at Fukushima !

    nuclear expert has warned that it might be 100 years before melting fuel rods can be safely removed from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant. The warning came as levels of radioactive iodine flushed into the sea near the plant spiked to a new high and the Wall Street Journal said it had obtained...
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    Bombing Runs

    Helicopters doused 30 metric tons of water on pools used to cool spent fuel rods. No change in radiation levels was reported after four bombing runs, Kyodo News said citing the utility. Harmful radioactive material could be emitted from the rods if attempts to immerse them aren’t successful...
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    Japanese nuclear plant hit by fire and third explosion

    Link Removed The explosion on Tuesday at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Photograph: Abc Tv/EPA Japan is facing one of the world's biggest nuclear crises as a team of engineers struggles to regain control of the Fukushima plant following another explosion and a fire that caused radiation to rise...
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    Rods likely melting at Japan plant

    Water drop at one reactor twice left uranium fuel rods exposed, increasing risk of the spread of radiation and potential for a meltdown More Link Removed
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