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That quote is strange. Reactor #2 was shut down in 1991, reactor #1 was shut down in 1996, and reactor #3 was shut down in late 2000. So some of the spent fuel
by stickfigure 5y ago
That quote is strange. Reactor #2 was shut down in 1991, reactor #1 was shut down in 1996, and reactor #3 was shut down in late 2000. So some of the spent fuel is a little over 21 years old, not 36 as the quote implies. Still a long time, but I wouldn't expect such a sloppy comment from the IAEA.
- Thiez 5y agoThe reactor was operational since the late 1970s, so could it not be possible that they still had spent fuel from before any reactors were shut down?