PEER REVIEW: details and data on the scope of unit 2
Details provided here are for estimating what equipment was seen in the scope effort, what could potentially be determined by
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Part 3: Unit 2 Containment Scope New Images & Video
More images from inside the scope exam of unit 2 Fukushima Daiichi. These are from the 4th video. The video
Read morePart 2: Unit 2 Containment Scope New Images & Video
Earlier today we released a new set of video stills from the scope camera put inside the containment at reactor
Read moreMore On Unit 2 Scope Work, New Large Images From Video Release
These new images based on videos released by TEPCO today. These are not the initial few images TEPCO released yesterday.
Read moreTEPCO Didn’t Connect Cable To Battery For Emergency Data System Before Quake
This is the emergency data system that was supposed to feed reactor data to SPEEDI. Back in 2010 TEPCO decided
Read moreMore Details On Unit 2 Camera Scope Work And Questions On The Camera Used
Questions arose this week about what camera was being used to do the scope project at unit 2 at Fukushima
Read moreEnhanced Photos Inside Unit 2 Containment Scope Effort
TEPCO successfully inserted the scope camera inside unit 2’s containment Thursday. Statements by TEPCO and NISA indicate they were unable
Read moreTEPCO Severed Power Line 4 Months Before Quake, Never Reconnected It
Bloomberg just released this news story. They are waiting for an explanation from TEPCO but Senkai Shimbun is reporting that
Read moreTEPCO Trial Run Of Containment Inspection At Unit 5
TEPCO has released a video and images of the practice run at unit 5 in anticipation of the scope inspection
Read moreNISA Split, Public Outraged At Japan Reactor Restart Meeting
A public NISA meeting to discuss restarting the Oi nuclear reactor turned to chaos. The meeting was public to discuss
Read moreHeavy Handed Online & Censorship Laws Have Chilling Effect On Public Knowledge & Citizen Media
A huge issue in recent weeks in the US has been the two proposed laws, SOPA and PIPA. Both are
Read moreCesium Still Being Found In US West Coast Milk Supply
The numbers are somewhat low but radioactive cesium 137 and 134 are still being found in store bought milk in
Read moreWork Begins To Insert Scope Into Unit 2 Containment, Inspection Thursday
Work has finally begun to insert a radiation proof endoscope camera into the containment of unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi.
Read moreA Few People Defy Evacuation Order, Live In The Zone
According to Mainichi, 11 people are defying the evacuation order and still living in the evacuation zone. Most are elderly
Read moreRadioactive Gravel Used In Concrete In Japan Has Been Sent Who Knows Where.
Earlier Sunday news came out that a condo building in Nihonmatsu had been found to be radioactive. The gravel facility
Read moreNew Photos From Inside Fukushima Daiichi
These images appear to be from late 2011. The spent fuel pool end of unit 4 is partially dismantled yet
Read moreYokohama World No Nuclear Conference Shows Resolve Of People
The conference proved to be a major event that will likely be the jumping off point for more change in
Read moreGrowing Divide Between Reality And Establishment In Japan
We have seen this to some extent all along. Establishment groups, government bodies, schools etc. claim everything is safe while
Read moreWorld Nuclear Free Conference In Yokohama Will Be Broadcast Live Online
The conference in Yokohama this weekend will be broadcast live through multiple TV channels and in both Japanese and English
Read moreWorker Death At Fukushima Highly Suspicious, Autopsy Likely Being Done By Police, TEPCO Caught Lying
UPDATE: Ex-SKF has posted that the police took possession of the worker’s body right after the ambulance arrived. Ryuichi
Read morePopulation Exodus From Tohoku Region Of Japan
The areas around the Fukushima Daiichi disaster and areas that received higher radiation fallout have seen major population shifts. The
Read more14 Earthquakes Near Fukushima Daiichi In 1 Week
A recent uptick in quakes near the plant is raising concerns about possible damage at the plant. One quake a
Read moreUnit 2 Scope Inspection Soon, Unit 4 Spent Fuel Removal Sept 2013
Worker tweets (below) confirm that the endoscope inspection of unit 2 will be happening soon. The work will be done
Read more10 Months, Five Minutes To Midnight, Another Worker Death
Today marks 10 months since the triple disaster in Japan. Some progress has been made, much more is desperately needed.
Read moreGlobal Conference For Nuclear Power Free World To Be Held In Yokohama
Less than a year since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, an international conference to discuss the reality of nuclear power is
Read moreVote TEPCO For Worst Corporation In The World 2011
TEPCO is in the running for worst corporation in the world 2011 in Greenpeace’s poll. Let’s make sure they win.
Read morePeer Review: Jaczko’s Speech At CES
1 “Communications Challenges and the Japan Response” Prepared Remarks for The Honorable Gregory B. Jaczko Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Read moreThe High Risk Job Of Nuclear Contract Workers
We have seen many articles about the nuclear gypsies that do the high risk work at nuclear power plants in
Read moreOsaka Has Enough Signatures For Nuclear Referendum
A group in Osaka has collected enough signatures to start the referendum process for a public vote on the use
Read moreFukushima Worker That Had Heart Attack, In A Coma
The worker who had a heart attack the day before is now in a coma. The worker was exposed to
Read moreThe Ongoing Impact On People From The Zone And Beyond
Chris Williams reported over the 2012 holidays how life has changed for those still in the Fukushima region. Dosimeters and
Read moreNuclear Power Plant Control Room Technicians Busted For Surfing Internet
9 technicians at the River Bend nuclear plant in Louisiana were reprimanded with violation notices and the reactor operator Entergy
Read morePlastic Hoses At Fukushima Damaged By Cold Weather
As winter set in concerns about all the hoses draped on the ground at Fukushima Daiichi were discussed at our
Read moreRadiation In Urine Of Children In Tokyo, Daini Has Cracked Containment
ACRO’s Citizen Watch on radiation found radiation in the urine of a child living in Tokyo. They 8 year old
Read moreIkata Reactor 2 Shuts Down, 5 Reactors Left Operating in Japan
Unit 2 at Ikata has been shut down for maintenance. This leaves the entire complex in Shikoku shut down and
Read moreTEPCO Setting Up Operations Base & Rail Line
TEPCO is setting up an operations base in Tomioka, just north and west of Fukushima Daini. We have reliable reports
Read moreUnit 2 Blow Out Panel Knocked Out Before Unit 3 Explosion
Someone noticed this over the weekend in a March 13th Guardian article the digital globe images shows unit 3 intact, but
Read moreResearchers To Use Tiny Space Particles To Look Inside Fukushima Reactors
Nagyoa University researchers are working on a plan to examine the Fukushima Daiichi reactors using muon particles in a process
Read moreMore Strange Happenings At Unit 4
There have been ongoing concerns and speculation about unit 4’s spent fuel pool since the New Years Day earthquake. As
Read moreA Series Of Unfortunate Events at Fukushima Daiichi
There have been a number of odd happenings recently at the plant. What they all mean right now is not
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