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Storage of spent radioactive fuel rods at the Fukushima nuclear plant

03/17/2011

The TEPCO nuclear plant in Fukushima, like nuclear plants in the U.S., stored radioactive spent nuclear fuel rods at the plant. China stores the rods at a remote location in its western Gansu region. Germany stores them at a separate location. These rods contain a greater portion of all the radioactive material, more than the nuclear reactor core. This has become a big part of the problem at Fukushima.

Grouped Articles

Greater Danger Lies in Spent Fuel Than in Reactors

New York Times 03.17.2011

Japan Plant Had Troubled History

Wall Street Journal 03.21.2011

Japan Passes Law Supporting Tepco

New York Times 08.03.2011

Nuke-Free Germany Isn't Exactly Nuke-Free

BusinessWeek 09.28.2011

Tepco Gets Bailout, but Cedes Power

Wall Street Journal 04.28.2012

Report blasts Japan’s preparation for, response to Fukushima disaster - The Washington Post

Washington Post 07.06.2012


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