| 21. | De-commissioning of EBR-II began in October 1994 with the removal of the 637 fuel assemblies.
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| 22. | However, since it uses fabricated fuel, reactor manufacturers can still profit by selling fuel assemblies.
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| 23. | Each spent fuel assembly contains the equivalent of about 10 Hiroshima bombs in terms of radioactivity.
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| 24. | Fukushima I's storage area contains 6375 fuel assemblies.
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| 25. | Bailey said another attempt to remove the fuel assembly will be made late Monday or Tuesday.
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| 26. | The TREAT fuel assemblies are approximately 9 feet long, and 4 inches square in cross section.
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| 27. | That schedule still could be met if the fuel assembly can be removed today, Stewart said.
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| 28. | There are 193 fuel assemblies In the reactor, with a total heavy-metal weight of 103 tons.
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| 29. | The fuel assembly is suspended in the fuel channel on a bracket, with a seal plug.
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| 30. | The NRC sent four inspectors to the plant to oversee efforts to dislodge the fuel assembly.
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