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Mar112021

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Nearly 'Ended The Japanese State', Radioactive Waste Specialist Explains

Beyond Nuclear's radioactive waste specialist, by , as published by Sputnik News.

The provocative headline alludes to a quote from former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who was referring to the near-miss pool fire at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4. U.S. indoor wet storage pools for highly radioactive irradiated nuclear fuel are even more densely packed to the gills in the U.S. than in Japan, so the risks are higher here.

HOSS would be a significant safety improvement over such high risks.