This turns out from the request of the Russian TVEL company accepted recently by the National Bureau of Atomic Energy. The authorities claim that the removal of the damaged fuel cells will not cause any major environmental problem. József Kovács, director general of Paks Nuclear Station Company announced yesterday that sixty employees of Paks have been trained in Dimitrovgrad, headquarters of TVEL to handle the consequences of the breakdown which took place two years ago. The next step will be the manufacture of machinery to remove the damaged cells. They will also build the life-size model of the block to let experts practise the process of removing the damaged cells. The reconstruction works will be probably longer than this government cycle. The cost of the removal will be 4.5 million dollars. József Kovács claims the operation will not raise the permitted level of radiation.
Translated by Péter Szentmihályi Szabó
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