Alert At Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant Due To Flooding, Millstone At 75%
Oyster Creek Nuclear Station is under an alert after storm waters exceeding the high level criteria per the NRC. The
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Oyster Creek Sees High Water, Possible Power Outage As Sandy Makes Landfall
Oyster Creek is now seeing elevated water as Sandy makes landfall in the area. Barnegat Bay is the area near
Read moreHydrogen Stays Elevated At Unit 1 Fukushima Daiichi
Hydrogen in the containment of unit 1 has continued to be elevated as they work to purge hydrogen from the
Read moreSandy Batters East Coast, Nuclear Plants Stay Online
According to the NRC website updated for today there have been no changes to nuclear plant power output. Sandy is
Read moreSandy To Make Landfall Around Atlantic City NJ
Sandy is expected to make landfall around Atlantic City NJ. This puts Oyster Creek, Salem and Peach Bottom nuclear plants
Read moreMandatory Evacuations Being Issued For Parts of NYC, Delaware, Connecticut
Governments are issuing mandatory evacuations for anyone in Zone A of NYC metro, parts of Delaware and Connecticut. NYC will
Read moreHurricane Sandy Targets US Nuclear Plants
Update: Sandy is currently 575 miles from NYC. Storm surge warnings for Long Island Sound and NYC harbor. Sandy should
Read moreUnit 1 Refueling Floor Video & Exclusive New Photos
TEPCO’s lightbulb balloon inspection of the refueling floor did result in some interesting findings. The overhead crane was found to
Read moreTEPCO Trying To Remove Hydrogen From Torus
This was initially reported in a TEPCO roadmap report that they were monitoring a pocket of hydrogen that has developed
Read moreFish Sampling Shows Widespread Problems From Nuclear Disaster
A group of researchers from the Oregon Sea Grant released some of their findings on Pacific albacore tuna. The research
Read moreMore Water Storage Issues At Fukushima Daiichi
Fukushima Daiichi is again suffering from another water storage crunch. TEPCO has begun cutting down trees on site to allow
Read moreTEPCO’s Lightbulb Balloon Inspects Upper Floors
TEPCO did another inspection of unit 1. They previously used a balloon that looked like a beach ball to float
Read moreJapan’s Nuclear Emergency Zone Study Shows Worldwide Deficiencies
Japan’s new nuclear agency released a series of radiation release and plume path models. These are based on a 30km
Read moreRash Of Nuclear Closures Questions Industry Future
Another week (and it is only Wednesday) of bad news for the nuclear industry further questions the future of this
Read moreFaking Fukushima
Greenpeace released their findings today from their ongoing investigation of the contamination in Fukushima. Greenpeace confirmed with solid confidence that
Read moreUnit 1 Torus Gas Inspection
TEPCO posted a section in a larger roadmap in Japanese about an investigation into the torus of unit 1 over
Read moreNRC Corruption Mounts As New Documents Released
Greenpeace recently released an unedited copy of an NRC flood report that showed the NRC had been routinely lying to
Read moreUS Nuclear Plant To Close, Too Expensive To Continue Running
Dominion Energy has announced they will voluntarily close the Kewanee nuclear plant in northern Wisconsin in early 2013. The company
Read moreMore On Muon Core Imagining At Fukushima
Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) announced last week that they want to try a technique to image where the melted
Read moreYamashita Admits Exaggerating Safety Of Being In Fukushima
Dr. Yamashita became world famous after the Fukushima nuclear disaster when he proclaimed 100 mSv to be a safe level
Read moreFire At Daiichi Near Unit 1 & 2 Switching Station
Last night Yushi (@Yuushi420) reported fire trucks headed somewhere through Okuma and Tomioka. “bus home from 1F. I passed quite
Read moreCesium Over Limit In Miyagi Beef
Beef sent to Tokyo for processing was found to be over the limit of 150 bq/kg. The beef was from
Read moreJapanese Researchers Invent Cyber Robotic Armor For Fukushima Workers
A group of researchers has invented a suit of brain controlled robotic armor for Fukushima nuclear workers to use as
Read moreNew Large Debris Found Inside Unit 1 Containment
Videos released by TEPCO yesterday included a scope investigation underwater. The water itself was surprisingly clear with a small layer
Read moreMore On Unit 1’s Torus Situation
Along with the new information about the situation inside unit 1’s containment came some confusion online about the torus situation
Read moreUnit 1, Where The Melted Fuel Is
Update: The source for unit 1 torus radiation had an incorrect link. The correct link has been added to the
Read morePEER REVIEW: Transcripts from Asahi
INSIDE FUKUSHIMA_ How workers tried but failed to avert a nuclear disaster – AJW by The Asahi Shimbun INSIDE FUKUSHIMA_
Read moreGerman Renewable Energy Tax Lets Industry Off The Hook
Consumers in Germany are set to see their power bills go up as part of the tariff required in the
Read moreNew Paper Documents PTSD In Fukushima’s Abandoned Dogs
A paper released today at Nature.com documents the disaster’s impact on the dogs in Fukushima. Many dogs were left behind
Read moreUnit 1 Containment Scope New Images & Video
TEPCO has released more information about the ongoing inspection of unit 1 this week. Water was found inside at about
Read moreNoda Talks With Some Of The Fukushima 50
Eight members of the Fukushima 50 who battled the disaster at the plant after the March 11, 2011 earthquake
Read moreTEPCO Unable To Find Water Level Inside Unit 1
The initial inspection today of unit 1 containment was unable to find the water level inside containment according to 47
Read moreTEPCO To Do More Inspections In Unit 1 Containment
Kyodo News is reporting TEPCO will do a series of inspections this week at unit 1 to look inside containment
Read more10 Things To Know About The EU Nuclear Stress Tests
Ten Things You Should Know About The EU Stress Tests 1. Aircraft crashes were not considered in the EU nuclear
Read moreDr. Robert Jacobs Explains The Meltdowns At Fukushima
fukuleaks.org/web member, Dr. Robert Jacobs of the Hiroshima Peace Institute addressed an audience in Kazakhstan to explain the meltdowns at Fukushima
Read moreToshiba-Westinghouse Wants Out Of Nuclear Business
This quietly began in July as Toshiba hired JP Morgan to find a buyer for the Westinghouse nuclear company they
Read moreProsecutors Compel TEPCO To Hand Over Videos
Government prosecutors have formally demanded in house conference videos taken by TEPCO as the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi unfolded. Prosecutors
Read moreLive Reporting From The Algerian Nuclear Test Site
Dr. Robert Jacobs of the Hiroshima Peace Institute (and fukuleaks.org/web member) will be tweeting his trip to Algeria next week.
Read moreThe Real US Motivation For Japan To Keep Nuclear Power
Last week the odd political dance between the US and Japan ended with Japan backing off of their plan to
Read moreChange And Stagnation Over Nuclear Issues In Japan.
The new nuclear agency in Japan, the NRA has announced changes to nuclear disaster response. They plan to move emergency
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