▁rod - cl adding ▁in ▁the ▁M AG NO X - re actor ▁spent ▁fuel ▁po ols ▁( an ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁case , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁mag nes ium ▁for ▁the ▁co ating ▁on ▁the ▁fuel ▁ro ds ), ▁re processing ▁needed ▁to ▁occur ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁at ▁the ▁B 2 0 5 ▁facility ; ▁most ▁other ▁facilities ▁( like ▁the ▁French ▁La ▁H ague ) ▁place ▁the ▁spent - f uel ▁in ▁spent ▁fuel ▁po ols ▁for ▁about ▁a ▁de cade , ▁until ▁the ▁Ru - 1 0 6 , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁half - life ▁of ▁~ ▁ 1 ▁year , ▁has ▁safely ▁decay ed ▁into ▁Rh - 1 0 6 ▁and ▁finally ▁the ▁stable ▁P d - 1 0 6 . ▁All ▁attempts ▁at ▁P URE X ▁applied ▁to ▁relatively ▁fresh ly ▁dis charg ed ▁spent - f uel ▁need ▁to ▁take ▁into ▁account ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁ox id ative ▁and ▁vol atile ▁Ruth enium ( V III ) ▁ox ide . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁indic ation ▁given ▁for ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁these ▁radio active ▁particles , ▁apart ▁from ▁an ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁statement ▁coming ▁from ▁German ▁authorities ▁estim ating ▁the ▁source ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Europe , ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁from ▁Germany . ▁A ▁later ▁report ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁Federal ▁Rad iation ▁Prote ction ▁Service ▁indicated ▁that ▁a ▁location ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁of ▁the ▁Ur als ▁was ▁possible ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁potential