Fallen device at Monju reactor disclosed to media

Fallen device at Monju reactor disclosed to media

TSURUGA, Japan - The Japan Atomic Energy Agency disclosed a recently retrieved fuel exchange device which had accidentally fallen into the vessel of the prototype fast-breeder reactor Monju to the media in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on July 13, 2011, after disassembling and inspecting the device.

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