SMRTR Science & EngineeringDec 27, 2024Interesting Engineering

Fukushima: Uranium found in extracted nuclear fuel debris, radiation at 8mSv per hour

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Nuclear fuel debris from Fukushima's No. 2 reactor, measuring 9x7 mm and weighing 0.693 grams, contained uranium, europium, and americium, emitting 8 millisieverts per hour of radiation from 1-2 cm away.

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