Rats Infiltrate Power Systems At Fukushima Daiichi, Again.
Rats yet again set off a power system alarm after entering a power panel box at the plant. TEPCO’s report
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TEPCO Worried About Vent Tower Stability, 25 Seivert Radiation Found At Base
TEPCO had been inspecting the unit 1/2 vent tower at a distance after damage to the upper structural system was
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The Plan For Japan
Besides the effort to declare arbitrary state secrets there have been a number of other disturbing efforts in the government
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Japan’s government effort to force through an unpopular state secrets bill has stalled. The DPJ and JCP parties submitted a
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IRID Review Of Contaminated Water Proposals (Including Ours)
IRID has released some feedback from the call for proposals on contaminated water issues. Our research team submitted six proposals
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Radioactive Strontium 90 And Radioactive Silver Found In Fukushima Fish
TEPCO tested fish within 20km (fish hauled 1-3 km offshore) of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for cesium, strontium 90
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Japan Govt. Declared Evacuation Too Expensive, IAEA Promotes More Sea Dumping
A government trip to research how the response to the Chernobyl disaster was conducted but the report was never made
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2011 Tohoku Quake Changed Earth Gravity
The GOCE satellite caught a change in the earth’s gravity due to the 2011 Tohoku quake. It was even able
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Testing On Frozen Wall At Fukushima Daiichi Is Underway
Work has begun to test the frozen underground wall concept at Fukushima Daiichi. A test section was frozen including the
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Panel Urges New Water Responses At Fukushima Daiichi
One of the various panels making suggestions for the response to the mess at Fukushima Daiichi has called for 5
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Tokyo Suburb To Be Decontaminated, 70% Of Town Marked For Clean Up
Toride City, a suburb of Tokyo was declared in need of decontamination after 70% of the city was found to
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Fukushima Radiation Exceeds Chernobyl Evacuation Levels Across Japan
The contamination from Fukushima did not fall in concentric circles as the evacuation zones imply. Contamination from the disaster is
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Japan State Secrets Bill Would Jail Journalists, Hide Fukushima Information
This bill is a major issue in Japan for good reason, yet this issue gets little press in the west.
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Second Set Of Unit 4 Fuel Loaded In Common Pool
TEPCO reports as of November 30, 2013 JST the second set of 22 fuel assemblies were loaded into the fuel
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Who Really Runs Fukushima Daiichi?
Much has been made about the contractor system at Fukushima Daiichi, the worker abuses and cut rate construction. This only
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Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pool; Debris Removal Preparation Begins
Kyodo News announced yesterday that preparations are underway to remove the debris from the unit 3 spent fuel pool at
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2nd Fuel Transfer From Unit 4 Completed
TEPCO has removed another cask from unit 4 and transported it to the common pool on November 29th JST. Kyodo
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US Group Calls For Radiation Monitoring Of Food Supply
A US grassroots group is urging the public to support a set of efforts to improve food monitoring in the
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Unit 4 Cask Filled, Transit Prep Tomorrow 11.27.13
TEPCO announced an additional 16 spent fuel assemblies were loaded into the transport cask by the end of the day
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Warning Alarm At Fukushima Daiichi Caused By Rat Pee
TEPCO was again foiled by rats. A warning alarm went off in the electrical switching gear at the plant. Workers
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Unit 4 Fuel Removal Work Begins For Wednesday
TEPCO announced work to begin taking out spent fuel at unit 4 resumed this Wednesday morning JST. http://www.tepco.co.jp/cc/press/2013/1232461_5117.html This
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Debris Removal At 1st Floor Unit 3 Fukushima Underway
TEPCO mentions that debris removal work on the 1st floor of unit 3 is underway. The work had been on
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Unit 4 Fuel Removal; 6 Assemblies Removed To Cask Today
TEPCO has announced that 6 fuel assemblies have been removed from the pool racks to the transport cask by the
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“Troika Of Irresponsibility” & Dissatisfaction In Fukushima Disaster Response
Remember only weeks ago when Japan’s PM Abe announced the government was taking over the contaminated water problems at Fukushima
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Unit 4 Fuel Removal Resumes Tuesday
NHK is reporting that TEPCO will continue the process to remove spent fuel from the unit 4 pool on Tuesday
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More On The Conversation About Unit 4
A SimplyInfo.org member has a review of the conditions and issues at unit 4 published over on SmirkingChimp that gives
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Fukushima Evacuation Zone; Permanent Waste Facility, Some Compensated For Homes
The Japanese government has made a series of announcements about changes to policy related to the evacuation zone. This is
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Will Fukushima Daiichi Be Taken Apart With Lasers?
A UK company called TWI is developing a laser cutter that could be used to take apart contaminated equipment at
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Poor TEPCO! Upset That News Media Reported Fuel Cask Transfer
TEPCO sent out this press release today complaining about the press, for reporting news. Kyodo News and possibly others flew
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Unit 4 Fuel Unloaded Into Common Pool; Video & Photos
TEPCO announced they have removed the first load of fuel from unit 4 to the racks in the common pool.
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TEPCO Fails To Release Portion Of Unit 1 Torus Inspection
TEPCO recently released videos and reports of their work in the unit 1 torus room. The work was split into
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New Analysis Shows Unit 1 Meltdown More Severe Than Admitted
“Computer simulations show the melted fuel in Unit 1, whose core damage was the most extensive, has breached the bottom
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Vent Tower Height May Have Played A Role In Fukushima Reactor Explosions
SimplyInfo.org member Peter Melzer explains how the vent systems at Fukushima Daiichi played a role in the reactor explosions. Both
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U4 Fuel Cask Moved To Common Pool Building
NHK and TEPCO have announced that the first cask of fuel assemblies has been moved from unit 4 to the
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New Fukushima Daiichi Robot Uses Electric Car Technology
The Mitsubishi Super Giraffe (MARS C) uses a car battery set up from the companies i-Mi-Ev car. The robot has
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Fukushima Unit 4 Cask Moved, New Underwater Video
NHK is reporting that the cask transport effort took place Wednesday day. TEPCO has not forwarded any additional announcements at
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Radiation Monitoring For US/Canada Food Added
We have added a page to our site that compiles results of independent food testing for the US and Canada.
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First Cask Filled At Unit 4 Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO announced that they have filled the first cask with fuel as of 6:28PM JST Tuesday. A total of 22
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Greenpeace Finds Cesium In Japanese Grocery Store Fish
Greenpeace Japan did another round of contaminated fish testing. They bought grocery store fish around northeast Japan and tested it
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Unit 4 Fuel Loaded In Cask At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has released photos of the first fuel successfully removed from the fuel racks at unit 4. NHK reports the
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