>75% of fuel rods have now been transferred from Unit 4.
Most recent status is given here:
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/planaction/removal-e.html
About 345 fuel assemblies are left. Of these, 165 are new with the radiation dose from new (unirradiated) fuel being small enough to handle by hand.
Fuel removal work is stopped from July 1 to early September of 2014 due to annual ceiling crane checkup.
Most recent status is given here:
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/planaction/removal-e.html
About 345 fuel assemblies are left. Of these, 165 are new with the radiation dose from new (unirradiated) fuel being small enough to handle by hand.
Fuel removal work is stopped from July 1 to early September of 2014 due to annual ceiling crane checkup.