Tokyo Collects Enough Signatures For Nuclear Referendum
Groups in Tokyo have collected enough signatures to put nuclear power to a public vote A similar effort in Osaka
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Scribble Live Blog Temporarily Down
For some reason our account for the live blog on Scribble went down. We are working on the issue and
Read moreNRC Approves New Reactor Builds Amid Controversy & Safety Concerns
The NRC has given the go ahead for two new AP1000 reactors that are already under construction. The design itself
Read moreUnit 2 Back Above 70 Degrees, TEPCO Manipulating Data
Detailed temperature logs show unit 2’s sensor is going above 70 degrees twice recently. Once late on 23:00 February 8
Read moreBudapest Nuclear Reactor Causes Radiation Leak Across Europe For A Second Time
First in November of 2011, iodine 131 was detected across a wide swath of Europe. The first incident was pinned
Read morePeer Review – Machine Translation of ScribD Document on Hoses
Original document http://www.scribd.com/doc/81063063/For-Events-Related-to-Corruption-Investigation-Into-the-Cause-of-Pressure-Hose Events related to corruption of pressure hose Currently in operation in the pressure hose, leaks due to
Read moreUnit 2: What May Be Going On Inside
Water flow changes at unit 2 likely contributed to the recent heat up. Why changes back and forth between the
Read moreTemps At Unit 2 Down Slightly, Test Results In
Current temps as of 11am Feb 7th are 69.9 celsius. Our reactor graphs also show a slight downturn in temperatures
Read moreUnit 2 up to 72.2 degrees, TEPCO testing for fission
As of 5am (JST) on Feb 7th the temperature at unit 2 was 72.2 celsius. The highest so far documented
Read more254 Volunteer Firefighters Died During 3.11 Disaster
Many of these volunteer firefighters who perished were in the process of closing flood gates in front of the approaching
Read moreUnit 2 Status Update
UPDATE: TEPCO has told Japanese media that tests showed no xenon was found in tests. They do not think there
Read moreBirds, Lizards & Insects Impacted By Fukushima Radiation
A soon to be released study indicates that bird populations near the Fukushima nuclear disaster have decreased. Studies at Chernobyl
Read moreUnit 2 More Troubles, Unit 4 Continues To Have Water Leak
Unit 2 has seen the temperature steadily increase despite daily attempts to increase cooling. The pressure at unit 2 is
Read more573 Deaths Attributed To Nuclear Disaster In Japan
The local municipalities have certified 573 deaths as attributed to the nuclear disaster in Fukushima. More cases are pending. These
Read moreThe Nuclear Industry Quietly Pulls Out Of The Nuclear Business
Jim Riccio of Greenpeace makes the claim that economics, not Fukushima has already put the last nail in the coffin
Read moreUN Fukushima Health Statement Misleading
A set of statements from the UN on the potential health outcomes from Fukushima have been making the media rounds.
Read moreOfficials – Piping At Fukushima Unit 5 Has Insufficient Quake Resistance
Officials have admitted that unit 5 at Fukushima has pipe and support systems that did not meet 2006 anti-quake standards.
Read moreNot A Good Week For Nuclear Power
The NRC has adopted a new model for looking at the seismic risk to nuclear power plants. This along with
Read moreByron Nuclear Plant Outage Caused By Failed Insulator
An insulator failed and fell off in the electrical equipment at Byron Nuclear Plant. Chicago Tribune reported that an insulator
Read moreByron Nuclear Plant Still On Emergency Generators – NRC Begins Spot Inspection
The Byron nuclear power plant in Illinois is still operating on diesel emergency generators while the operator, Excelon tries to
Read moreLive Blogging The NRC Public Spent Fuel Meeting – Handouts And Materials
Waste Confidence: NRC Webinar January 31 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CST 19:00:00 Tuesday January 31,
Read moreByron NPP Outage Update – New Details, Still No Power
Still no offsite power by 6am CST at the Byron nuclear power plant that lost power early yesterday. Officials are
Read moreByron Systems Notes And Diagrams
PWR reactor systems NRC document http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/teachers/04.pdf Byron Station, Unit 1 Mechanical Drawings for Leading Edge Flowmeter Installation (typical of all four
Read moreByron Nuclear Plant Loses Offsite Power, Tritium Leaks In Venting Steam
Earlier today the Byron nuclear power plant near Rockford IL lost all offsite power to unit 2. The unit scramed
Read moreLive Blogging The NRC Public Meeting On Spent Fuel Jan 31st!
We will be live blogging the NRC public meeting on spent fuel disposal policy tomorrow at 1pm CST January 31st.
Read moreSpent Nuclear Fuel Dilemma; Strategies Around The World
The problem of what to do with all this spent nuclear fuel has frustrated every country that has a nuclear
Read moreSunday Fukushima Roundup
The mothers protesting on METI’s front lawn in Tokyo have not been evicted. The declined the request to leave and
Read moreFukushima Exposes The US Faustian Deal On Spent Nuclear Fuel
The US currently has about 63000 tons of spent nuclear fuel, most of it still stored in unprotected cooling pools
Read moreJapan Realizes They Don’t Need Nuclear Power
Japan is now down to 3 operating nuclear reactors. With an estimated 30% of their electricity coming from nuclear power
Read moreNow There Are 3: Shimane Unit 2 In Shutdown
Shimane unit 2 in Japan’s Shimane prefecture went into periodic shutdown today. This leaves 94% of Japan’s reactors shut down
Read moreMETI To Evict Mother Protesters From Office Lawn Today – Take Action Here
METI has decided to evict the group of mothers who have been peacefully camping in front of the ministries Tokyo
Read morePEER REVIEW: Unit 4 Debris Heat Images & Early Photos
After discussion of the piling of dirt, plates etc around unit 4 came up, questions about hot debris were wondered.
Read moreUS Nuclear Industry Skyrockets Price Last Minute For Equipment At Height Of Fukushima Crisis
Of course the nuclear industry is there to lend a helping hand when their equipment goes horribly wrong.. but it
Read moreThe People Vs. The Power Company
This problem is global. People end up fighting a huge company and frequently their own government for knowledge, safety and
Read moreThen There Were 4, Soon To Be 3
TEPCO shut down a reactor at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant. This leaves 4 nuclear reactors operating in Japan. On
Read moreEstablishment Politics Oblivious To Change Happening In Japan
While the establishment political parties in Japan keep on with business as usual the people seem busy making change all
Read moreFrontline Episode on Fukushima & Nuclear Safety Misses On Details
PBS show Frontline recently did an episode “Nuclear Aftershocks” on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and US nuclear safety. The feedback
Read moreUS Nuclear Power Is Only 9% Of Power Generation Total
The US Energy Information Administration, released their findings for 2010 that show only 9% of US power consumption capacity was
Read moreThe Crowd Grapples With Understanding 3-11 And Fukushima
If you have been following this blog you already know about our crowd sourced research efforts related to the Fukushima
Read morePeople Fighting The System As Nuclear Disaster Continues To Spread
With less than two months until the anniversary of the quake, tsunami and nuclear accident, the scope of the radiation
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