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Tepco says it will decommission nuclear reactors at Fukushima No. 2 plant

The Japan Times

KYODO

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. will decommission the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant, its president, Tomoaki Kobayakawa, told Fukushima Gov. Masao Ochibori at a meeting Wednesday.

The fuel will be placed in metallic containers and cooled using a dry storage approach, according to the operator.

No decision has been made regarding final disposal of the spent fuel, raising concerns that the radioactive waste may remain on-site for a long time.

Fukushima No. 1 currently houses around 10,000 fuel assemblies, including both spent and new fuel, cooling in pools.