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Building. but this was the least damaged of the four reactors because it was under maintenance and wasn't actually operating. now two and a half years later, tepco says it reached a milestone. that massive crane behindny is removing 1500 fuel rods in that cooling pool to a storage pool next door. it's a slow and delicate process that will take about a year. but once finished it will mean that this reactor can be decomixed. attention will then turn to reactors 1, 2, and 3 that suffered far worst damage. the situation there is serious and the levels of radiation are dangerously high. they've beg...