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JAPAN IN A FIX: UNABLE TO FIND WAYS TO SAFELY DISPOSE SPENT NUCLEAR RODS

Published On 16 Jan 2020 12:17 PM


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The Fukushima nuclear disaster was a wake-up call to Japan from relying too much on nuclear energy. The country had tried to reuse spent nuclear material by creating mixed-oxide reactor rods. Post this, disposal of the spent nuclear rods in a safe manner has become an issue for the nuclear plants.

Out of the 54 nuclear reactors in the country, only 9 were kept operational after the nuclear disaster. One such plant is the Ikata nuclea....


Tags : Japan, energy, reactor rods, MOX rods, nuclear power plants,
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