Japan First Restarted Reactor Now Under Volcano Threat
Scientists have tried to warn Japan’s NRA and other decision makers of the high risk for volcano danger to impact
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Japan NRA Moves TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa To Front Of The Restart Line
Japan’s NRA has put two reactors at the Kashwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant on their “priority” list for restart screenings. The
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Sendai Prepares To Restart Amid Protests And Concerns
UPDATE: AP has reported that Sendai has restarted. One of the reactors at Sendai nuclear plant prepares to restart Tuesday
Read moreSimplyInfo.org: Chat Server Should Be Up Now
The chat server was having issues over the weekend. It appears the problem has been resolved. If you continue to
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Fukushima Daiichi Worker Died From Accident Injuries Saturday
Another worker at Fukushima Daiichi has died. The worker was doing some sort of work involving small tanker trucks used
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Sendai Restart Now Planned For Tuesday
NHK is reporting that the first reactor restart in Japan is now planned for Tuesday. Control rod tests are planned
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Banned Fukushima Baby Formula Found In China
Regulators in China found the banned product after it had been imported into the country. Food products from Fukushima prefecture
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Rescheduled For November
The containment robot inspection of unit 2 has been rescheduled for November. Efforts to remove shielding blocks around the X-6
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Muon Scanners For Fukushima Unit 2 Are The Wrong Size
This project was years in the planning to put a higher resolution set of muon scanners into unit 2’s buildings
Read moreFukushima Daiichi One Worker Dead, Radiation Spike on August 1
A worker reported to the onsite office saying he felt unwell. He was transported to Iwaki hospital and died soon
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Fukushima Unit 3 Fuel Crane Removed From Spent Fuel Pool
TEPCO successfully removed the fuel handling crane from the spent fuel pool on August 2nd amid problems with fog. The
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TEPCO Will Face Criminal Indictment Over Fukushima Daiichi Disaster
TEPCO executives will face indictment for their roles in negligence that lead to the Fukushima nuclear disaster. They may not
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Fukushima Unit 2 Probe Delayed By Stuck Shielding Blocks
A row of shielding blocks were rusted to a floor rail, causing a delay in the work at unit 2
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Fukushima Unit 3 Seawater Trench Concreting Completed
TEPCO announced that they have completed the concreting of the unit 3 seawater piping trench system. Two vertical shafts are
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Fukushima Unit 1 Discharge Canal Contamination Rising
A report released on July 26th showed that contamination levels in the unit 1 discharge canal at the end closer
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Japanese Companies In Taiwan Fukushima Food Scandal Banned From Importing
Taiwan has announced that those companies that falsified origin labels to bypass importation regulations on Japanese foods will be banned
Read moreFukushima Power System Failure Takes Down Ice Wall & Nitrogen Injection
The power system to operate the freezing of the ice wall and also the nitrogen interting system for the damaged
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Fukushima Unit 3 Crane To Be Removed From Pool August 2nd
The remains of the unit 3 fuel handling crane will be removed from the spent fuel pool August 2nd. TEPCO
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Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Partially Removed, Remaining Work Delayed
TEPCO removed one panel of the cover building roof of unit 1 early in the morning on July 28th. After
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Fukushima Unit 3 Fuel Crane To Be Removed This Week
TEPCO plans to remove the remains of the fuel crane from the pool this week using a special pair of
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Fukushima Unit 1 Airflow Blocking Door Completed
A door to block airflow through unit 1 has been installed. The plastic and steel door was installed to help
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Sendai Reactor May Restart August 10th
NHK is reporting that Sendai nuclear plant may restart as early as August 10th. This also happens to be around
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Lasers Being Researched For Use At Fukushima Daiichi
GE-Hitachi and Sugino Machine signed a deal to work on research for creating lasers to be used for melted fuel
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This Week’s Japanese Nuclear Industry Scandals
As Japan’s current government tries to force through reactor restarts, the process is running into some harsh reality. The NRA
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Fukushima Residents Warned TEPCO About Tsunami Risk At Plant In 2004
A citizen panel made up of residents near Fukushima Daiichi had warned TEPCO in 2004 about the tsunami risk at
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Rosatom Begins Tritium Removal Project At Fukushima Daiichi
Plans for a demonstration system based off of the Russian Triton tritium removal technology will begin construction early next year.
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Japan’s Nuclear Restarts; BWR Restart Following Extended Shutdown Report
BWR RESTART FOLLOWING EXTENDED SHUTDOWN By Dean Wilkie All of the reactors in Japan were shut down subsequent to the
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Typhoon Nangka Could Cross Fukushima Daiichi
Typhoon Nangka is expected to run across the main Japanese island of Honshu over the weekend. The storm is currently a
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TEPCO To Resume Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Removal Work In Late July
TEPCO announced work to remove the unit 1 cover will resume on July 28th and take about 4 months to
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Ikata Reactor Passes NRA Safety Approval
There are still additional inspections, design reviews and local approval needed, but the Ikata nuclear plant has gained one portion
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Fukushima Daiichi’s Little Known Hydrazine Problem
Recent Roadmap reports on activity at the plant have shown that hydrazine is still in use. The chemical was used
Read moreSimplyInfo.org; Fukushima News Roundup, July 12, 2015
NRA has begun work to consider BWR (boiling water reactors) for potential restarts. The initial push for restarts has
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Fukushima Unit 3 Decommissioning Plan Released
TEPCO released significant new information about the plan and progress for dealing with unit 3’s spent fuel pool. The report
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Naraha Reopening Delay Exposes Complex Problems With Returning Evacuees
The government announced a delay in reopening the town of Naraha near Fukushima Daiichi. The reopening would be delayed a few
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Sendai Nears Restart, Mihama May Be Down For Good
Workers began installing fuel in the unit 1 reactor at the Sendai nuclear plant in Japan last week. They expect
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Fukushima Evacuees Facing Harder Access To Housing
Back in 2011 PM Kan told Fukushima evacuees they could go home very soon. This was probably not what he
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Prepares For Containment Inspection
A newly released document shows progress in the effort to inspect inside unit 2’s containment. At unit 1 they went
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Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Torus Structures In Need Of Reinforcement
IRID published a call for proposals mid June related to research and development into a way to reinforce the torus structures
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Fukushima Daiichi Tank Dismantling Explained
TEPCO provided more information about how they will go about taking down the many bolt together tanks at the disaster
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Fukushima Daiichi Has More Defective Hoses
After a recent leak from a Kanaflex hose at Fukushima Daiichi, TEPCO inspected other similar hoses at the plant. They
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