Fuel Rods

• Iran says it's produced first nuclear fuel rod

  Iran says its scientists have produced the nation's first nuclear fuel rod, a feat of engineering the West doubted Tehran was capable of.

• 'Suicide squad' mans Japan's nuclear plant

  Personnel attempting to cool down Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have been dubbed a "suicide squad" with their families accepting their fate like a "death sentence".The Sankei Shimbun newspaper called the police team "Kesshitai" - meaning a "unit that expects to die", according to The Independent.The nuclear plant was badly damaged in the...

• Spent fuel rods in Japanese nuclear reactors a long-term risk

  Even as workers race to prevent the radioactive cores of the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan from melting down, concerns are growing that nearby pools holding spent fuel rods could pose an even greater danger. The pools, which sit on the top level of the reactor buildings and keep spent fuel submerged in water, have lost their cooling systems and...

• Workers strain to retake control after blast and fire at Japan plant

  A small crew of technicians braved radiation and fire through the day on Tuesday as they fought to prevent three nuclear reactors in northeastern Japan from melting down and stop storage ponds loaded with spent uranium fuel pods from bursting into flames.Tokyo Electric Power Company officials announced on Tuesday evening that they were preparing to...