Unit 4 Cover Building Construction Progress
TEPCO released a brief handout and photo showing the progress made so far in constructing the cover building at unit
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Status updates for the plant in general.
What The Melted Fuel At Fukushima Unit 1 Looked Like In The Pedestal
A recent report by Sandia National Lab indicated that about 140,000kg of melted fuel and debris was released out of
Read moreUnit 3 SFP Inspection, Reactor Cap Removed At Unit 4
TEPCO has been progressing on work at Fukushima Daiichi to deal with units 3 and 4. The reactor (RPV) cap
Read moreHydrogen Increases At Unit 1 Daiichi
On September 5th hydrogen concentrations in Unit 1 jumped to .54%, the reading the previous day showed 0% hydrogen for
Read moreTEPCO’s Plan To Extract Melted Reactor Fuel
TEPCO has a plan to remove the melted fuel from the reactors. It involves flooding containment with water and extracting
Read moreWorkers Exposed To Penetrating Beta Radiation At Fukushima
Two workers and possibly a third were exposed to penetrating beta radiation while changing filters in the water clean up
Read moreWhy the Fukushima disaster is worse than Chernobyl
Closing in on half a year later, The Independent outlines the reality of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. The government failures
Read moreTEPCO Fukushima Radiation Leaks Into The Sea May Violate International Law
The Marquette University Law Blog explains how the leaks at Fukushima Daiichi may put Japan in violation of international law.
Read moreTEPCO Releases Document Claiming Unit 3 Blew Up Unit 4
TEPCO released a schematic claiming it explains that unit 3 caused the explosion in unit 4. It shows high radiation
Read moreJapan Nuclear Disaster Models From 2002
A Japan Atomic Energy Institute paper from 2002 recently surfaced online. This paper was the technical estimations of what would
Read moreFukushima Daiichi Leaking 1 Billion Becquerels Per Hour
According to a news report by NHK today Fukushima Daiichi has lowered the emissions from the damaged plant. Even with
Read moreEnhanced Photos Inside Unit 3 Fukushima Daiichi
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Read moreRemoval Of Spent Fuel In Units 3 & 4 Made A Priority
No additional details are given such as how the fuel will be removed or how quickly. TEPCO has announced that
Read moreUnit 4 Damaged In 7.3 Quake
July 10, the Fukushima region suffered a 7.3 quake. TEPCO announced no damage to the plant. By visual inspection two
Read moreCheers For Good Work; life at J Village Fukushima
These images, taken by a worker at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site. These images all seem to be of “J
Read moreFukushima’s Emergency Power: Design to fail.
More and more, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun news organization has begun to take the lead in pressing for answers to sticky questions
Read moreTEPCO To Enshroud Reactor Unit 1
The Telegraph, in the UK, reports that TEPCO will begin work within two weeks on a steel-framed shroud to enclose
Read moreBroken Exhaust Vent After Quake At Fukushima
Elaine’s keen eye found this piece of information. The exhaust tower in question is the multiple stack tower near the
Read moreNew Images Inside Reactor 3 Fukushima Daiichi
These images were taken by TEPCO inside reactor 3 by the refueling garage inside the reactor building. Workers surveyed the
Read moreJapan raises spectre of Fukushima ‘melt-through’
An official report, which Japan will submit to the UN’s nuclear watchdog, says nuclear fuel in three reactors at Fukushima
Read moreThe Mystery of Daiichi Unit 4
@all Having spread ourselves out over so much material, perhaps between us we can dig up the information that would
Read moreGeneral Daiichi Situation Summary June 2, 2011
Compiled and written by RBeaner 1. Reactors 1-3 all ~100% Fuel Meltdown. All 3 RPV’s have holes in them at
Read moreDaiichi Readings Update Page
We have a new Daiichi Latest Readings page that updates directly from the TEPCO server whenever new numbers are released.
Read moreTEPCO Historical Plant Data March 11 to May 17
TEPCO HISTORIC DATA – Daiichi plant statistics March 11 to May 17 Group contributor Hudebnik found these on TEPCO’s website.
Read moreTEPCO Documents
Our Library of TEPCO technical documents, reports and press releases. This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts
Read moreTechnical Documents Fukushima Daiichi
This ongoing list of technical documents related to Fukushima Daiichi or the GE Mark 1 BWR Reactor in general will
Read moreThe Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Disaster
On March 11, 2011, Fukushima Prefecture in NE Japan was hit by the 9.0 magnitude Tohoku Quake, in Japanese the 東北地方太平洋沖地震
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