TEPCO finds no obstacles to removing fuel rods from Fukushima reactor

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Wednesday found no obstacles in its planned removal of radioactive fuel rods from the spent fuel pool of the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.TEPCO confirmed the findings when it conducted an internal probe into the reactor for the first time since the 2011 disaster. The investigation is expected to run through Friday.Using a remotely operated underwater robot to photograph the interior of the pool, submerged fuel rods and their storage racks were checked for any damage.Although white sediment was discovered on the alum…READ FULL ARTICLE