There is new MOX in SFP of reactor 3

Reactor 3 is known to be more risky than other reactors because it uses MOX.
However, there is un-used MOX in the SFP of reactor as well.

In May of 2010, The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency made this report below to confirm the new MOX fuel is still available.

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1. はじめに
福島第一原子力発電所 3 号機の使用済燃料プールにおいて現在保管している
MOX 新燃料(ベルゴニュークリア社/FBFC インターナショナル社製造)は,平成 11
年 9 月 27 日の発電所搬入後,10 年以上の長期に亘り水中にて保管されてきた(経緯
については【参考】を参照)。
本報告書は,当該 MOX 新燃料の健全性を確認するために実施した評価結果及び
検査結果について纏めたものである。

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1. Beginning
MOX fuel (made by belgonucleaire and FBFC international) has been stocked in SFP of reactor 3 for longer than 10 years, since it was carried in 9/27/1999.
This report is to file the assessment and test results to prove the MOX fuel is still available.
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There is new MOX in SFP of reactor 3

 

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6. まとめ
3.~5.のとおり,福島第一原子力発電所 3 号機の使用済燃料プールに保管している
MOX 新燃料が健全に使用できる状態であることを確認した。
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6. Conclusion
From the article 3~5, we confirmed the new MOX fuel stocked in the SFP of reactor 3 is still available.
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I am the writer of this website. About page remains in 2014. This is because my memory about 311 was clearer than now, 2023, and I think it can have a historical value. Now I'm living in Romania with 3 cats as an independent data scientist.
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