Corium Experiments; Pedestal Behaviors Using Lead Part II
Following the initial published findings of our corium experiments in lead, an additional run was done. Read about the initial
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WIPP Cat Litter Acts As Fuel To Ignition Or Reaction
Officials at WIPP have admitted that the suspect barrels are packed with “organic kitty litter”. We were able to confirm
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Evacuees Gain Compensation For Voluntary Evacuation
A court in Kyoto has found in favor of an evacuee who left Fukushima prefecture for Kyoto but was not
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Asahi Shimbun Releases Yoshida Testimony On Fukushima Daiichi
Asahi Shimbun has continued to release portions of an interview between the late Fukushima Daiichi plant manager Masao Yoshida and
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Fukushima Ice Wall Gets Go Ahead
The NRA in Japan has given the go ahead for installation of the ice wall around the reactor buildings. There
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Fukushima Unit 4; 924 Fuel Assemblies Removed
924 fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool of unit 4 and placed into the common pool
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; May 25, 2014
A reporter has lived in Iitate village in Fukushima for the last two years to film a documentary about life
Read moreWIPP Officials Unable To Answer Questions About Incident
Officials from WIPP and DOE were in attendance at a weekly town hall meeting on the series of incidents at
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WIPP Storing Weapons Grade Plutonium In Room 7
While DOE and WIPP officials have been telling the public that the waste inside WIPP is mostly things like old
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New Documents Released Admit Concerning Events During Fukushima Disaster
Asahi Shimbun obtained a copy of Masao Yoshida’s testimony to the government investigation into the nuclear disaster. Yoshida was the
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Japanese Court Blocks Oi Nuclear Plant From Restarting
A Japanese court has ruled that the Oi nuclear plant can not restart. A number of lawsuits have been filed
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WIPP Update; 500 Barrels At Risk, State Demands Immediate Actions At WIPP
The state of New Mexico Environmental Department is demanding WIPP seal up panel 6 and also panel 7, room 7
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Fukushima Butterfly Mutation Study Follow Up
A previous well publicized study on butterfly mutations in Fukushima has seen a follow up study published. The initial study
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Fukushima Unit 4; 880 Fuel Assemblies Removed
880 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 to the common pool as of Monday. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article would
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Fukushima Unit 3 Leak Found, Unit 1 Loses Containment Pressure Monitoring
Two significant admissions were made by TEPCO at the end of the week. Unit 3 Scope work into the unit
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Fukushima; The Loss Of Homeland
The central government has declared the towns of Futaba and Okuma to be interim storage sites for the growing piles
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WIPP; 57 Nuclear Waste Containers From Los Alamos At Risk For Explosion
57 nuclear waste containers from Los Alamos national lab are considered at risk for explosion after two similar barrels were
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WIPP Finds Leaking Drum, More Problems Ahead
Officials at WIPP have released photos and some details about the new findings in the waste site. They have visually
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Fukushima Thyroid Cancers Increase Again
Update: The current suspected cases sit at 39, with the previous total being 41. Some suspected cases had been moved
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Some Fukushima Workers To Get Lifelong Health Checks
The Health Ministry has announced they will give 20,000 of the workers at Fukushima Daiichi life long health checks. 2,000
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Fukushima Fallout; GE Explains How They Manipulate The Media
An interesting admission was recently made by the top communications person at General Electric related to how the company manipulates
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After Fukushima Manga Becomes Outspoken Media In Japan
Two manga (graphic novel/comic books) series have taken up the cause of the Fukushima Disaster and caused a stir in
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WIPP; DOE Admits Fire/Heat Event In Panel & Solidifying Agent May Play A Role
DOE officials at WIPP admitted earlier this week that there was some sort of fire or heat event in room
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Japan Government To Take Over Fukushima Decommissioning & Costs
A new law has been enacted by the Diet to allow the current entity dealing with compensation for victims to
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Fukushima Town Demands Decontamination To Pre-Disaster Levels
This may be a first. The town of Naraha has demanded the central government decontaminate the town to what would be
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Work Begins Towards Removing Melted Fuel At Fukushima Daiichi
Work has begun towards implementing a way to remove the melted fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. It was reported earlier this
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TEPCO Could Begin Dumping Bypass Water As Early As May 20th
TEPCO announced they could begin dumping bypass well water into the sea as early as May 20th. The wells have
Read moreWIPP; Leaks Happen, 3rd Party Safety Review Finds Pattern Of Safety Failures
LEAKS HAPPEN By Barry The list of troubling events leading up to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) closure on February
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Taiwan Keeps High Level Travel Warning For Fukushima
Taiwan will continue to keep the region around Fukushima Prefecture as a “red” travel warning. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Muon Detectors To Be Installed At Fukushima Daiichi Next Year
TEPCO and contractor Toshiba plan to install muon detectors next year at Fukushima Daiichi. This technology will allow scientists to
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Taiwan New Nuclear Plants Fail Tests, Old Unit Out of Spent Fuel Space
The fourth nuclear plant reactors in Taiwan have been found to have failed containment tests. This has created considerable controversy
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Plans To Flood Fukushima Containments Scrapped
The entire decommissioning plan has hinged on this one thing, the ability to flood the containment structures of the reactors
Read moreSimplyInfo.org; Fukushima Nuclear News Roundup
Nuclear waste (mostly soil and plant matter) piles up around Japan with nowhere to go. Twitter user hitsuji44 shared the
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Rokkasho Nuclear Site; Impossible To Evacuate Residents
The Aomori governor weighed in on the stalled safety review of the Rokkasho nuclear fuel site and how they are
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WIPP Update; May Be Closed For 3 Years, Los Alamos Waste Considered Suspect
Another town hall was held last night and brought forth a number of new admissions on the situation at WIPP
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WIPP Nuclear Site Closer But Cause Of Incident Still Unknown
Our research team has been following the events at WIPP since the February 14th incident at the facility. Some very
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US Pacific Kelp; Fukushima Radiation Testing Results
Kelp Watch has released their first batch of testing results. The program is a mash up of university, national lab
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OECD Program Teaches Fukushima Students To Sell Contaminated Foods
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ) has established a rather unusual program targeted at students in Fukushima prefecture.
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Inspection Shows Some More Damaged
TEPCO released a small selection of images of some of the fuel removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool.
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Fukushima Worker Files Suit For Exposure
A contract worker at Fukushima Daiichi during the height of the disaster has filed suit for his exposure. The individual
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