f may have tobe dumped into the sea, if workers run out of space to store thewater.
There is also a small risk of a corium steam explosion,particularly in the No.1 reactor
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If workers are unable to continue hosing operations, and ifthe nuclear fuel manages to melt through the bottom of thereactor and fall into a water pool below, this would result in aburst of heat and a sudden release of a huge amount of hydrogenthat could breach the containment vessel.
Should either worst-case scenario happen
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WILL THE SITE BECOME A NO-MAN'S LAND?
Most likely, yes. Even after a cold shutdown there are tonnes of nuclear waste sitting at the site.
Entombing the reactors in concrete would make them safe towork and live a few kilometres away, but is not a long-termsolution for the disposal of spent fuel
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The spent nuclear fuel in Fukushima has been damaged by seawater, so recycling it is probably not an option, whiletransporting it elsewhere is unlikely because of the oppositionthat would bring.
Experts say the clean-up will take decades. (Reporting by Mayumi Negishi
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