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

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How Work To Remove A Radioactive Tower At Fukushima Daiichi Went Wrong

Measure twice, cut once. Work to remove the highly contaminated units 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi took an unfortunate

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Fukushima Unit 2 Spent Fuel Removal Plan May Drastically Change

TEPCO previously announced their plan for removing spent fuel from unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This involved removing the roof

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New Discovery At Fukushima Unit 3 Provides Clues To Meltdown Severity, Environmental Releases

TEPCO recently published a video of the work to remove spent fuel from the unit 3 fuel pool. In this

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SimplyInfo.org; New Clues To Melt Through At Unit 2

As we work through refining what took place at Fukushima Daiichi, old data can have new meaning in light of

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TEPCO Confirms Our Theory On Fukushima Unit 2

Revelations documented by The Mainichi from a late March press conference by TEPCO confirm our theories on unit 2. We

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Fukushima Unit 2; New Containment Panorama Photos

A pair of new panoramic photos from inside Fukushima unit 2’s containment have been published. TEPCO provided the photos as

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Fukushima Unit 1 Upcoming Inspection; What You Need To Know

TEPCO and the various entities tasked with dealing with the disaster clean up at Fukushima Daiichi have announced details of

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The Danger From Fukushima Daiichi No One Is Talking About

Radioactivity spewed from Fukushima Daiichi as the reactors melted down. That hasn’t been disputed. Researchers have found a far more

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SimplyInfo.org 2019 Annual Report On The Fukushima Disaster

SimplyInfo.org’s 2019 report on the Fukushima Disaster is now available. Our comprehensive report covers the technical, health, ecological and social

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SimplyInfo.org On Nuclear Hotseat Talking About Fukushima!

Communications Director, Nancy Foust is on this week’s Nuclear Hotseat with Libbe HaLevy talking about the 8th anniversary of the

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Fukushima Unit 2 Fuel Debris Inspection Results

TEPCO completed another inspection inside unit 2 containment this week. The newest work involved attempting to move and grasp pieces

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Fukushima Farmers Struggle, TEPCO Execs Could Get 5 Years in Prison

Prosecutors have asked for 5 year prison sentences for the TEPCO executives on trial for criminal negligence. The three executives

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Hydrogen Sulfide Found In Fukushima Contaminated Water Tanks

Mako Oshidori reported from a recent TEPCO press conference that the company has admitted to finding hydrogen sulfide in some

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Chiba Mayors Request Radioactive Waste Storage 8th Time

Mayors from five cities in Chiba prefecture requested for an 8th time that the central government deal with high level

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Fukushima Food Fight Continues

Concerns and disputes over the safety of food from Fukushima and other nearby prefectures subject to fallout from the nuclear

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TEPCO To Test Halt Of Water Injection At Fukushima Daiichi

Since the initial disaster TEPCO has been injecting water into the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. Questions around the long

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TEPCO Releases Fukushima Waste Stream Data

TEPCO released a report in July on various waste streams at Fukushima Daiichi. This rather dry sounding report contains some

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TEPCO Execs Complete Negligence Trial Testimony

Earlier this month ex-TEPCO VP Sakae Muto testified in the criminal negligence trial where he and two other TEPCO execs face

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Fukushima Daiichi Debris Samples Reveal Dangerous Link

A detailed TEPCO document from July 2018 gives some important new insight into the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi and the

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TEPCO Admits Treated Water Not Safe To Dump

The Associated Press reported from a TEPCO press conference held late last week that treated water TEPCO has been trying

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SimplyInfo.org Report: Fukushima Microparticles, An Unrecognized Threat

In the years since the initial disaster there have been disparities between the official radiation exposure estimates and the subsequent

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TEPCO Admits Almost 200 Billion Bq In Undeclared Water Contamination

Kyodo News wrote about a new admission at Fukushima Daiichi. The ALPS water decontamination systems are not removing almost all

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Fukushima Unit 2 Refueling Floor Inspection Results

We reported in late July that TEPCO would take additional readings inside unit 2’s refueling floor level. Those readings have now

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Fukushima Unit 2 Refueling Floor Work Progresses, Poses Risks

Work has begun on the unit 2 refueling floor at Fukushima Daiichi. Previously, TEPCO installed a controlled building on the

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Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Removal To Start Fall Of 2018

TEPCO has installed the fuel removal cover building on unit 3, but not without some glitches. An inverter that controls

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TEPCO Has A Plan For Some Of The More Dangerous Work At Daiichi

One of the most dangerous places at Fukushima Daiichi may undergo work to reduce the ongoing risk. Soon after the

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Fukushima Spent Fuel Has Nowhere To Go

TEPCO’s most recent update on the decommissioning work at Fukushima Daiichi included an update on the movement and storage of

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The Fukushima High Radiation Motor Speedway?

A Japanese NGO posted these photos to social media showing signs installed on the newly opened highway 114 near Fukushima

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NHK Drops Bombshell On Fukushima Disaster In New Documentary

NHK’s new documentary, Meltdown: Cooling Water Crisis provides new insight into a series of less known events in the Fukushima disaster.

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SimplyInfo.org: Unit 2 Fuel Debris Report

New information has been released by TEPCO on unit 2’s missing fuel. This provides significant new clues to the meltdown

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Strange Iodine 131 Findings In Fukushima Prefecture

Where: Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture When: January 2017 to February 2018 This was brought to our attention that some unusual

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