Monju operation

Monju operation

TSURUGA, Japan - Preparatory work begins to retrieve a device that fell inside the vessel of prototype fast-breeder reactor Monju in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on May 24, 2011. The 3.3-ton device fell by mistake in August 2010.

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  • 2011/5/24 00:00:00
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