Japan Expert: “All I Can Do Is Pray"

While much of America and the rest of the world remain in the dark about the truth in the unfolding Fukushima disaster, a nuclear scientist expert in Japan has warned that "all I can do is pray" that nothing goes wrong at Fukushima #4. According to this just released story from ENENews, Tepco will begin within 10 days the 'delicate and risky' process of removing the fuel assemblies from the pool at Fukushima's reactor #4. How dangerous is Fukushima to the world? The newly released video below from wwwMOXNEWScom and Al Jazeera examines more deeply.

The Process

[...] In the next 10 days [Tepco] is set to start the delicate and risky task of using a crane to remove the fuel assemblies from the pool, a critical step in a long decommissioning process that has already had serious setbacks. Just 36 men will carry out the tense operation [...] A separate team will work overnight to clear any debris inside the pool that might cause the fuel to jam when a crane tries to lift it out, possibly causing damage. [...] the work will be carried out by a Tepco-led team and without external supervision. [...] Underwater cameras will help engineers search for debris, left from the original explosion, that might jam the assemblies, and a robotic arm will be used to try to remove any debris that does get in the way. The crane is designed to hold its load if power is lost, and Tepco said it has doubled the cabling that will lift the cask, which could weigh as much as 90 tons when filled. The biggest fear is that an earthquake or tsunami will disrupt the fuel assembly transfer. [...]

The Risks

[...] The attempt to remove the fuel rods underscores the complicated, potentially hazardous work that lies ahead at the plant [...] it is still dangerous to have the fuel high up in a damaged structure that could collapse in another quake, experts warn. [...] An accident could expose the rods and — in a worst-case scenario, some experts say — allow them to release radioactive materials beyond the plant. [...] some experts [are] wondering whether the company is up to the task. [...] The worst-case scenario of a breach in the pool, leaving the fuel rods uncovered, has not happened [...]

Yasuro Kawai, former nuclear plant engineer who now heads a group that is independently monitoring the decommissioning process: “All I can do is pray that nothing goes wrong”

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