Work to remove fallen device from Monju reactor

Work to remove fallen device from Monju reactor

TSURUGA, Japan - Work begins to retrieve a device that has fallen inside the vessel of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on the night of June 23, 2011. The cylindrical 3.3-ton device used for fuel exchange fell inside the reactor vessel in August 2010.

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