171 Nuclear Refugees Sue TEPCO
171 people who fled to Osaka and Kyoto after the Fukushima Nuclear disaster are suing TEPCO to try to regain
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South Korea To Keep Japan Seafood Ban
Japanese officials traveled to South Korea in an effort to get the country to change a new seafood ban put
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Japan Govt. “Wants To Lower Dependence On Nuclear Power”
Not what anyone expected to hear out of the current LDP government in Japan. The current head of METI made
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TEPCO Fails To Follow Regulations In Dumping Contaminated Typhoon Water To Pacific
TEPCO released to the sea, rainwater that had built up behind the concrete barrier around the contaminated water tanks at
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As We Predicted; Typhoon Causes Landslide At Monju Nuclear Reactor
Groupings of nuclear reactors in Fukui prefecture, Japan are at high risk for landslides. In our research into the risks
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“Dump It In The Sea” Says TEPCO’s New US Consultant
TEPCO’s new US based consultant, Lake Barrett declared Friday that the solution to the massive contaminated water problem at Fukushima
Read moreTyphoon Causes Tank Barriers To Overflow At Fukushima Daiichi
Concrete barriers intended to hold back tank leaks in the radioactive water storage have filled with rainwater and began to
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Oi Reactor Shuts Down, Japan Nuke Free, Typhoon Bears Down On Fukushima
The last operating nuclear reactor in Japan has shut down, leaving Japan again nuclear power free. Last year Japan briefly
Read moreWhat Is Going On At Fukushima Daiichi Right Now
TEPCO tends to bury bits of information among obscure sources while pushing their distraction of the day at the public.
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IRID To Take Over Fukushima Decommissioning Research
The International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning (IRID) has quietly taken over the research and development role at Fukushima Daiichi.
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Removal Risks
This report is now available in French at the Fukushima Blog (with our permission). Many thanks to Philippe for the
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Fukushima Crane Failure Identified As Cracked Beam
TEPCO is reporting that the crane failure earlier in the week was due to cracks in the steel framework of
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Fukushima Ice Wall “We Can’t Assume It Will Work”
Der Speigel speaking with two experts in Germany about the frozen wall idea being planned for Fukushima Daiichi, did not
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New Groundwater Contamination At Daiichi, Problem Out Of Control
A new spot of contaminated water was found Monday at Fukushima Daiichi. What makes this one a bit different is
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Containment Pressure Drops Again
Containment pressure at unit 2 has dropped again. The unit saw a significant pressure drop in August. TEPCO closed a
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TEPCO Hires Yet Another Useless PR Consultant
TEPCO announced hiring Lake Barrett, a former US DOE nuclear guy that had some involvement in the partial clean up
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Fukushima Water Problem Will Be A Decade Says TEPCO Consultant
TEPCO consultant Dale Klein told Der Spiegel that the ongoing water crisis at Fukushima Daiichi will be an ongoing problem
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Prosecutors Fail To Indict TEPCO Execs, Govt. Officials Over Fukushima Disaster
Japanese prosecutors let TEPCO executives and government officials off the hook for their roles in the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The
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Guam Requests Funds To Test For Fukushima Contamination
Guam’s EPA has requested funds from the US EPA so they can begin testing sea water and fish for Fukushima
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Unit 1’s Groundwater Leak & Starting The Frozen Wall Begins Soon
TEPCO released information about at least one of the groundwater leaks. This one into the unit 1 turbine building basement.
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S. Korea Bans More Japan Seafood, Japan Official Responds With A Lie
South Korea has previously complained about the ongoing problem of contaminated fish being exported from Japan. Today they took the
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Crane Collapse At Fukushima Daiichi
A crane collapsed at Fukushima Daiichi the morning of September 5th. The crane apparently collapsed slowly and before work started
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Fukushima Reality Challenges Abe’s Olympic Folly
Japan PM Abe made this rather outrageous statement to the press this week as questions piled up about the Tokyo
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New Fukushima Tank Leaks, Levels As High As 1.8 Sv/h
Tepco announced three more tank leaks at Daiichi. Two are actually existing tank leaks that have worsened and one is
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What Must Be Done To Save Fukushima & The Pacific
Since the admission by TEPCO that the plant has been leaking for the last 2+ years and that it continues
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TEPCO Restart Of Kashiwazaki Kariwa Appearing Less Likely
With TEPCO mired in an out of control contaminated water problem at Fukushima Daiichi, the prospect of restarting Kashiwazaki Kariwa
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TEPCO Sends Unit 4 Into Space
TEPCO’s photoshop department is at it again. This photo appeared in a report on the progress and inspections of unit
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METI Declares Themselves In Charge Of Fukushima, Immediately Proves Their Incompetence
The day after METI told the press they were taking over the leaking water response at Fukushima Daiichi, they proved
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Another US Nuclear Plant To Permanently Shut Down
Vermont Yankee will shut down permanently at the end of this fuel cycle. By the 4th quarter of 2014 the
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Fukushima Daiichi Sends Japan Govt. Into Tailspin
Nobody knows what is going on. TEPCO has announced they are forming yet another task force, this one to deal
Read moreHow Fukushima Leaks
The mainstream media, late to the game has confused the leaking at Fukushima. Some reported as it if has not
Read moreFatal Flaws In Fukushima Radioactive Water Tanks Found
TEPCO has given out more information about the design of 300+ tanks being used on site to hold highly radioactive
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Fukushima Tank Leaks Thought To Be Caused By Previous Damage
TEPCO now thinks the highly radioactive water tanks that leaked this week was due to damage done previously to the
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Leader Of Fukushima 50 Final Tribute In Tokyo
The public funeral for Masao Yoshida was held yesterday. The funeral was attended by many from TEPCO’s leadership and both
Read moreUnit 2 Containment Pressure Drops In Half
Unit 2 containment pressure dropped by about half yesterday. TEPCO cites closing a valve allowed the pressure to slightly regain
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IAEA Warned Of Fukushima Tank Risks Back In May
In a report to TEPCO back in May 2013, the IAEA advised TEPCO that leaks in the water storage tanks
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TEPCO Hides Reactor 2 Radiation Data, 11 Days & Counting
TEPCO did inspection work on unit 2 on August 12th, in the midst of the discovery of widespread groundwater leaks
Read moreNRA: TEPCO Reckless, Failed To Keep Records Amid New Leaks
NRA officials accused TEPCO of being reckless in relation to the discovery of highly radioactive water leaks at the plant.
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TEPCO Weird Statements, Regulator & Experts Involved Making Dire Comments On Fukushima
We have suspected for the past few months that something more is up at Fukushima Daiichi than has been admitted
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Reality Of Pacific Contamination From Fukushima Hits US
The French nuclear agency has called Fukushima “the largest single nuclear contamination of the ocean in history.“ This includes the
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