Category: Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Workers’ Radiation Exposure from Replacing Reactor Core Shroud and Recirculation System Pipes Nuke Info Tokyo No. 96

This article reports on the levels to which utility workers exposed from the replacement of reactor core shroud and recirculation system pipes based on the data that was made public by the request from...

Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant: Leakage from Storage Pool, Defective Construction Work, and Escalating Costs Nuke Info Tokyo No. 95

At the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant (RRP) in Aomori Prefecture, a series of accident has been discovered in the spent fuel storage pool – water leakage from the storage tank and the defective construction work...