Fukushima Wreckage Crashes into Reactor 3 Spent Fuel Pool
Channel: MsMilkytheclown1
Date: 2014-09-10

The Console of the Fuel Handling Machine dropped during debris removal operation of Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pool Fukushima Daiichi NPS（August 29, 2014） http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2014/201409-e/140901_01e.html 
The Console of the Fuel Handling Machine dropped during debris removal operation ofUnit 3 Spent Fuel PoolFukushima Daiichi NPS
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2014/images/handouts_140829_07-e.pdf
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Date and Time: August 29, 2014 around 12 : 45 PM
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Place: Spent fuel pool of Unit 3 reactor building in Fukushima Daiichi NPS
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Accident situation:
- During debris removal operation from spent f
uel pool, to rise the console of the fuel
handling machine, the crane tried to grasp t
he console with its fork, but the console
dropped around the middle of east side of t
he pool at around 12 : 45 PM on August 29,
2014.
- It dropped between debris in the pool and curi
ng material on the upper part of fuel
rack to moderate the impact of the operation.
- The weight of console is about 400 kg. And there were 2 fuels under dropped
debris.
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Time Sequence:
- around 12 : 45 PM: Failed to grasp the console of fuel handling machine and
dropped it
- 2 : 37 PM: Resumed cooling the spent fuel pool of Unit 3
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2014/images/handouts_140829_07-e.pdf

Accident situation 
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Console Drop Situation
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Confirmed situation and future schedule
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Lookie here: http://photo.tepco.co.jp/en/date/2014/201409-e/140901_01e.html The Console of the Fuel Handling Machine dropped during debris removal operation of Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pool Fukushima Daiichi NPS（August 29, 2014）
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