Fukushima Unit 5 Fuel Removed From Reactor
The fuel assemblies that have been inside the unit 5 reactor vessel since the 2011 disaster have all been moved
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TEPCO Refused To Upgrade From Windows XP At Fukushima Daiichi
Japan’s NRA has publicly urged TEPCO to upgrade computer systems used at Fukushima Daiichi, and possibly company wide. NRA pointed
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TEPCO Unleashes Series Of Dodgy PR Announcements
TEPCO’s paid consultant from the US, Dale Klein is pushing TEPCO’s continuing quest to dump contaminated water into the ocean.
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Failed Projects, Skyrocketing Costs, TEPCO Urged To Sue Fukushima Daiichi Contractors
A board of audit overseeing the Fukushima disaster is urging TEPCO to sue some of their contractors over failed projects.
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TEPCO Issues Empty Threat Over Nuclear Plant Shutdowns
TEPCO issued the threat of a rate hike if they were not allowed to restart their reactors at Kashiwazaki Kariwa.
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Face Mask Rules At Fukushima Daiichi To Be Relaxed In May
TEPCO announced that workers will be allowed to wear half masks or dust masks in more areas at Fukushima Daiichi
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TEPCO Says Safety Upgraded At Fukushima Plants After Two Deaths
TEPCO says they responded to the deaths of two workers by stopping work and reviewing safety at the plants. This
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TEPCO Gains Permission To Dump Contaminated Water Into Ocean
TEPCO has gained approval to dump contaminated groundwater into the ocean. The water is being pumped up from the subdrain
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3rd Worker Injury In Two Days At TEPCO Nuclear Plants
After two workers were injured then died of their injuries, TEPCO has admitted a third incident that lead to serious
Read more2nd Fukushima Worker Dies In 2 Days
A second worker has died in the last two days. The second death happened at the Fukushima Daini plant. The
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Worker Seriously Injured In Tanks At Fukushima Daiichi
A 50 year old worker at the plant sustained serious injuries yesterday when he fell into a empty tank. The
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The Ongoing Human Impact From Fukushima Daiichi
A number of events have transpired in the last week as the disaster continues to evolve even years later. The
Read moreGovernor Shuts Down Talk Of Restarting TEPCO Nuclear Plant
The governor of Niigata has shut down any discussion of restarting TEPCO’s massive 7 unit nuclear plant. His main point
Read moreTEPCO Admonished For Corner Cutting That Caused Massive 2014 Fukushima Radiation Release
NRA has issued an administrative order over the misuse of spray dust inhibitors. While the subject sounds benign, this corner
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TEPCO Gets Off On Fukushima Responsibility Twice In One Week
First, the press announced that prosecutors probably won’t indict TEPCO executives for their role in the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Second, they were absolved
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Niigata Fails 2nd Nuclear Disaster Drill
The first nuclear disaster drill in Niigata in 2013 resulted in a considerable failure. This year another supposedly easier drill
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TEPCO Publishes Arrogant Press Release To The US On Fukushima
As news came out about yet another finding of Fukushima radioactive contamination offshore of North America, TEPCO published a rather
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TEPCO Demands Family Pay Back Compensation Because Daughter Goes To College
This tactic has already been used on some TEPCO employees that are also evacuees. Now TEPCO is harassing the general
Read moreFukushima US Sailor Lawsuit Upheld, Now Includes GE, Hitachi, Ebasco, Toshiba
A US court upheld the lawsuit brought by hundreds of sailors exposed to radiation as part of the response to
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TEPCO Puts ALPS 2.0 Into Partial Operation
TEPCO announced they are putting the new improved version of the ALPS decontamination system into daily operation. It will operate
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Fukushima Fisherman Balk At New Contaminated Water Release Plan
Fishermen have raised concerns with TEPCO’s new plan to dump treated water into the sea. The group is not convinced
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TEPCO Found Liable For Deaths Of Fukushima Hospital Patients
A Japanese court found TEPCO to be 75% liable for the deaths of some of the hospital patients from Futaba
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Japan To Pay 820 Mil To Damaged Town, TEPCO Liable In Evacuee Suicide
NHK reported today that an 820 million USD agreement was reached to allow the towns of Futaba an Okuma to
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3 TEPCO Executives To Stand Trial For Fukushima Disaster
A citizen inquest panel has determined that 3 TEPCO executives and possibly a 4th should stand trial for their decision
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Fukushima Daiichi Still Releases 10 Million Becquerels Per Hour
TEPCO admitted today that the plant is still releasing 10 million becquerels per hour to the atmosphere. This is in
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Fukushima Disaster Causes Nuclear Workers To Flee To Solar, Creates New Robotic Industry
Workers for TEPCO have been leaving at a rapid pace. Between cuts in pay and the social stigma of working
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Japan’s Nuclear Utilities Face Problems All Around
Two Japanese nuclear power utilities have received bail outs from Japan’s state backed bank. Hokkaido and Kyushu power companies both
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TEPCO Admits Deep Groundwater Contamination & Leak To Sea
TEPCO has been doing further groundwater investigations at the plant including testing for contamination at various depths to understand what
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TEPCO’s Tents For Tanks Plan At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has told the NRA that they intend to cover contaminated water tanks at Fukushima Daiichi with some form of
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Hosono Confirms TEPCO Corporate Wanted To Abandon Fukushima Daiichi
In a rare interview prompted by the recent Asahi Shimbun article series on the statements of late Fukushima Daiichi plant
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Scandal
The Japanese government began funding this project after it was discovered TEPCO had realized the need, yet hid the problem
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TEPCO Books 438 Billion Yen Profit
TEPCO again books a profit, this time about 438 billion yen. The company recently received another injection of government money.
Read moreTEPCO Gets More Money From Japanese Government
TEPCO received another 191.8 billion yen from the Japanese government. The money is intended to be used to pay compensation claims
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Struggles For Information & Justice Continue In Japan Over Fukushima
Hyogo prefecture has been stalling the release of a nuclear crisis study’s data. A freedom of information act request mandated
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TEPCO Ignores Tank Alarms For Hours, Here Is Why
Ex SKF found the reason why TEPCO workers had been ignoring the new tank alarms for hours at a time.
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Fukushima Daiichi Radioactive Tank Leak To Pacific Far Worse Than Admitted
TEPCO has admitted that the radioactive sludge leak from the H4 tank farm last August was more than three times
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TEPCO To Release Groundwater At Fukushima, Potential Consequences
TEPCO has gained permission from fishing groups to dump contaminated groundwater into the Pacific as long as it is below
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Worker Death At Fukushima Daiichi Completely Preventable
TEPCO released an interim report into the recent construction worker’s death at the plant. The report showed that the worker
Read moreAll Work Haulted At Fukushima Daiichi
After the death of a construction worker yesterday all work at Fukushima Daiichi has been stopped. TEPCO announced in today’s
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Worker Dies At Fukushima Daiichi
A construction worker at the plant died after a concrete foundation wall collapsed. Work was being done in an excavation
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