METI Releases Partial Report Of Fukushima Internet Spying Project
Advertising agency Asatsu-DK produced a report to METI of their internet spying program. The agency was contracted to snoop on public
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Storm Hitting Japan Causing Deaths, Damage And Increasing Radiation Readings.
Japan Today is now reporting 3 deaths and 303 injuries associated with the storm passing over Japan today. Trucks have
Read more84% Think Japan Nuclear Stress Tests Insufficient, Noda Weakens On Restarts
Mainichi ran a recent poll that showed 84% of the public does consider the Japanese government’s stress tests to be
Read moreFukushima To Be Hit With Typhoon Strength Storm Soon
Possibly in the next 8-10 hours a large “low” will come across the sea of Japan, causing high winds at
Read moreNew Gamma Camera To Be Used At Fukushima
JAXA and TEPCO have developed a new gamma camera that should help check buildings and plant grounds for hot spots.
Read moreUS BWR Reactor Experiments Show Nuclear Accidents In Small Scale
Dean found this amazing footage of the BORAX experiments done at Idaho National Lab in the 1950’s. The “reactors” are
Read moreUS Nuclear Hits More Difficulties
The NRC did the unusual action of banning the restart of a reactor. San Onofre can not restart until they
Read moreTEPCO Signs Deal With Sanrio For New Water Park & Health Spa
TEPCO has signed a deal with Hello Kitty purveyor Sanrio on an indoor water park and health spa at the
Read moreSunday News Roundup – April 1 Version (No Fooling)
Politics Still Evolving Japan’s New nuclear agency now isn’t happening. It was not clear if there will be any attempts
Read morePEER REVIEW: Nancy’s Symposium Outline
***Please DO NOT tweet this or share this outside the discussion group*** This is Nancy’s Symposium outline for the Chicago
Read moreUN Food Program To Buy Contaminated Food, Send To School Lunch Programs
This plan has been bouncing around Japan’s government for months. They think it would be a good idea to send
Read moreNuclear Industry Turns Away From Nuclear Power
In two rather surprising admissions this week some major players in the nuclear industry have denounced nuclear power as being
Read moreOur Unit 2 Rough Estimation Of Radiation Levels In Containment
These estimations are very rough calculations. They give an idea about how high the radiation in the pedestal below the
Read moreThe Impending US Nuclear Disaster
The US and their aging reactor fleet has been the subject of much discussion including the safety of running these
Read moreUnit 2 Scope Results; What We Found
The second unit 2 scope project has been completed. TEPCO has released this PDF report on the project. Now in English here.
Read morePEER REVIEW: Unit 2 New Scope Inspection – Data Sets
The second unit 2 scope project has been completed. TEPCO has released this PDF report on the project. Now in
Read moreSpent Fuel Pools; How They Impact Fukushima Daiichi
The following is an in depth look at spent fuel pools and how these technical factors impact the disaster at
Read moreBlack Stuff Mystery Gets Stranger, Is Magnetic, We Look Into What It Is
The ongoing mystery of the black stuff gets another twist. Someone in Minamisoma took a sample and separated it with
Read moreUS Nuclear Protesters Rally In VT While 2 US Reactors Could Be Scrapped
On Thursday 1000 protesters in Vermont marched to the offices of Entergy in Brattleburo demanding the shut down of the
Read moreThe Plague Of The Black Stuff
More reports of mystery black stuff are showing up around Japan. It was initially found in Minamisoma in some concerning
Read moreRT Picks Up FukuGate Story
The ongoing scandal at the Fukushima prefecture offices for hiding radiation reports during the height of the crisis and then
Read moreUnit 2 New Robot Inspection Findings
Workers sent a robot into unit 2 on the ground floor again. This time it went into the TIPS room.
Read moreTEPCO Again Releases No Reactor Data, Some Press Updates
TEPCO released none of their new reactor reporting documents, the scaled down ones with even less data, on March 22.
Read moreFukushima Government Deleted SPEEDI Reports During Disaster
Daily Yomiuri, Mainichi and Yahoo Japan are reporting a revelation that the prefecture government in Fukushima deleted SPEEDI report emails
Read moreUPDATE: TEPCO Backdates Public Reports, Scales Back Public Accountability
We previously reported that TEPCO had cut off all public data monitoring. As of the evening of March 19 (US
Read moreFukushima Soil Contamination Worse Than Previously Thought
A series of admissions have come out pointing to soil contamination problems worse than previously assumed. JAEA has stated that
Read moreThe Daily Show Crawls In Bed With Nuclear Industry Lobbyists
Instead of doing a parody of the US nuclear power industry, The Daily Show has decided to run NEI deceptive
Read moreTEPCO Cuts Off All Public Reactor Data Reporting
On March 15th, with no announcement TEPCO quietly shut down all forms of public reactor data monitoring. Since soon after
Read moreLying 101: How Industry Is Manipulating The US Coverage & Debate On Fukushima
In early March a series of articles came out all quite strangely declaring the Fukushima nuclear disaster to be a
Read moreCesium Found In Plankton 600km From Japan Hints At Larger Problems In The Pacific
The University of Tokyo’s Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute has found Cesium 137 & 134 in plankton specimens from 30km
Read moreUnit 4 Reactor Well Video: Enhanced Images
More video from TEPCO from unit 4, this from the reactor well. Video 1 and video 2. TEPCO makes a
Read moreUnit 4 Spent Fuel Pool Video: Enhanced Images
TEPCO took video of the interior of unit 4’s spent fuel pool. Video can be found here and here. Some things
Read moreUnit 2 Torus Inspection Video: Images And Analysis
Video was also released of the unit 2 torus inspection. The video quality is quite poor compared to the video
Read moreUnit 3 Torus Inspection Video And New Images And Analysis
TEPCO has released a video of the 8 minute trip into unit 3. We have some enhanced still images from
Read morePEER REVIEW: Unit 1 Video Stills Roof
Unit 1 video from October 2011. Click on the images for larger versions. They seem to spend lots of time
Read moreUK Tries To Reclassify Nuclear Power As Renewable Energy
The UK’s energy policy has been a political tangle for years. Issues around the MOX plant and Sellafield frequently involve
Read moreWorkers Enter Units 2 & 3 Basements; Enhanced Images & Analysis
Workers entered units 2 & 3 around noon JST. Entry to unit 2 was about 20 minutes. Entry to unit
Read moreNRC Addresses Post Fukushima Issues At Specific Reactors
The NRC has been busy sending out letters related to their post-Fukushima safety changes. What was interesting is that not
Read moreTEPCO Sending Workers Into Units 2 & 3 Basements In A Few Hours
TEPCO intends to send workers into the sub basement of units 2 and 3 on March 14th (a few hours
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