[TigerLikesRooster]

P!

[driftdiver]

400 tons is a lot

[sushiman]

And I’m going to Tokyo tomorrow .

[bgill]

Moving them is urgent because they are being stored 18 metres (59 feet) above ground level in a building that has buckled and tilted and could collapse if another quake strikes. Removing the rods have been likened to taking cigarettes out of a crushed pack. If the rods are exposed to air or if they break, huge amounts of radioactive gases could be released into the atmosphere.

IF they break. They have such a clean safety record, snort.

[lurk]

Use tethered blimps with cameras and claws on this project. Operators could be sitting at a safe distance.

They could start disassembling the building and core and get this stuff contained.

[justa-hairyape]

And guess what Tepco just announced before they started pulling up the spent fuel rod assemblies in #4 pool ? That 70 rod assemblies in that pool have been previously damaged. Some by the 311 event and some before hand in the past. Hopefully they will save those for last.

BTW - A US nuclear plant in Kentucky was hit by a Tornado a few days ago.

One of the plant’s four enrichment production buildings, the adjacent cooling towers and nearby electrical switchyard sustained most of the damage.

Do not panic. Authorities have assured the public that no hazardous materials were released by the Tornado strike on the Paducah plant. Oh. And they also ruled out terrorism right away.