Workers Enter Fukushima Electrical Room In Socks, Get Contaminated
This unusual event at Fukushima Daiichi took place in early June. Workers entered a 2nd floor electrical room in the
Read moreThis unusual event at Fukushima Daiichi took place in early June. Workers entered a 2nd floor electrical room in the
Read moreOptics are everything when you are trying to pretend a large scale disaster isn’t a large scale disaster. Asahi Shimbun
Read moreMeasure twice, cut once. Work to remove the highly contaminated units 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi took an unfortunate
Read moreTEPCO previously announced their plan for removing spent fuel from unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This involved removing the roof
Read moreWe have added a new page to our site. This new page contains the data and specifications for fire engines
Read moreTEPCO recently published a video of the work to remove spent fuel from the unit 3 fuel pool. In this
Read moreAs we work through refining what took place at Fukushima Daiichi, old data can have new meaning in light of
Read moreRevelations documented by The Mainichi from a late March press conference by TEPCO confirm our theories on unit 2. We
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Read moreA pair of new panoramic photos from inside Fukushima unit 2’s containment have been published. TEPCO provided the photos as
Read moreTEPCO and the various entities tasked with dealing with the disaster clean up at Fukushima Daiichi have announced details of
Read moreRadioactivity spewed from Fukushima Daiichi as the reactors melted down. That hasn’t been disputed. Researchers have found a far more
Read moreSimplyInfo.org’s 2019 report on the Fukushima Disaster is now available. Our comprehensive report covers the technical, health, ecological and social
Read moreCommunications Director, Nancy Foust is on this week’s Nuclear Hotseat with Libbe HaLevy talking about the 8th anniversary of the
Read moreTEPCO completed another inspection inside unit 2 containment this week. The newest work involved attempting to move and grasp pieces
Read moreProsecutors have asked for 5 year prison sentences for the TEPCO executives on trial for criminal negligence. The three executives
Read moreMako Oshidori reported from a recent TEPCO press conference that the company has admitted to finding hydrogen sulfide in some
Read moreMayors from five cities in Chiba prefecture requested for an 8th time that the central government deal with high level
Read moreTEPCO announced at a meeting with Japan’s NRA that they will conduct a new investigation inside unit 2 around February
Read moreConcerns and disputes over the safety of food from Fukushima and other nearby prefectures subject to fallout from the nuclear
Read moreSince the initial disaster TEPCO has been injecting water into the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. Questions around the long
Read moreTEPCO has reported on the frozen wall nine months after Japan’s nuclear regulator expressed skepticism about the wall’s effectiveness. Japan’s
Read moreTEPCO released a report in July on various waste streams at Fukushima Daiichi. This rather dry sounding report contains some
Read moreEarlier this month ex-TEPCO VP Sakae Muto testified in the criminal negligence trial where he and two other TEPCO execs face
Read moreThe negligence trial of TEPCO executives continues on. In recent weeks the executives take the stand to give testimony. This
Read moreA detailed TEPCO document from July 2018 gives some important new insight into the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi and the
Read moreThe Associated Press reported from a TEPCO press conference held late last week that treated water TEPCO has been trying
Read moreIn the years since the initial disaster there have been disparities between the official radiation exposure estimates and the subsequent
Read moreKyodo News wrote about a new admission at Fukushima Daiichi. The ALPS water decontamination systems are not removing almost all
Read moreWe reported in late July that TEPCO would take additional readings inside unit 2’s refueling floor level. Those readings have now
Read moreWork has begun on the unit 2 refueling floor at Fukushima Daiichi. Previously, TEPCO installed a controlled building on the
Read moreTEPCO has installed the fuel removal cover building on unit 3, but not without some glitches. An inverter that controls
Read moreOne of the most dangerous places at Fukushima Daiichi may undergo work to reduce the ongoing risk. Soon after the
Read moreTEPCO’s most recent update on the decommissioning work at Fukushima Daiichi included an update on the movement and storage of
Read moreTEPCO released a periodic update on the research towards removing the fuel debris from the reactors. The report contained some
Read moreA Japanese NGO posted these photos to social media showing signs installed on the newly opened highway 114 near Fukushima
Read moreNHK’s new documentary, Meltdown: Cooling Water Crisis provides new insight into a series of less known events in the Fukushima disaster.
Read moreNew information has been released by TEPCO on unit 2’s missing fuel. This provides significant new clues to the meltdown
Read moreWork has begun to remove a section of wall from the unit 2 reactor building. This is the same area
Read moreWhere: Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture When: January 2017 to February 2018 This was brought to our attention that some unusual
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