A Look At The Power That Failed At Fukushima
UPDATE: Some additional images and diagrams found by Peter Melzer in the IAEA reports on Fukushima have been added below.
Read moreUPDATE: Some additional images and diagrams found by Peter Melzer in the IAEA reports on Fukushima have been added below.
Read moreTEPCO announced that they have found 620 mSv/h in unit 3 by robots. These levels are high enough to restrict
Read moreTEPCO has changed their stance on the incidents recently at Fukushima Daiichi. Now they are claiming that the re-criticalities are
Read moreTEPCO and the contractors working at the plant have not been paying some workers the proper danger pay. These workers
Read moreNHK is reporting that Xenon and other substances are being detected at unit 2 indicating some amount of fission is
Read moreTwo workers were injured when dismantling a crane. One required airlift to an emergency room and was operated on at
Read moreA Canadian nuclear expert is calling for an independent review of unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi where inspectors from outside
Read moreTEPCO has admitted to the issue of steam leaking out of the ground around Unit 1. Water in the basement
Read moreThis TEPCO photograph of the pedestal area of unit 5 at Fukushima Daiichii. Unit 5 is the same design as
Read moreTEPCO released two crane videos. One viewing in the hole of unit 2 and the other some views of the
Read moreOne of the cranes fell over during the storm today. Nuckelchenblogde has the video on YouTube of it falling. It
Read moreEX-SKF found a very interesting article regarding the disaster is a rather unusual place, The Weekly Playboy Japan, link to
Read moreTEPCO has a considerable portion of the work done towards installing a cover over the unit 1 reactor at Fukushima
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Read moreWe documented in mid-August that the melted reactor fuel (corium) may have relocated and could be leaving the unit 1
Read moreTEPCO will begin the process to remove debris from the top of unit 3. Since the work would expose workers
Read moreMany thanks to Ob_Li for translating this for us! The original website : http://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye/tbs_newseye4822557.html Nuclear energy specialists team analyzed Fukushima Daiichi
Read moreEnglish language blog Gakuranman chronicled the early events after the great east earthquake. This included the melt downs at Fukushima
Read moreSense of Crisis – Possible Catastrophe in Metropolis Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan, stepped down his position as of September
Read moreThere were questions early on about possible large access doors in the top building sections of the reactors at Fukushima
Read moreTalas’ track is again more westerly then previously forecast(good for fuku npp!), the centre is about to cross the coast.
Read moreWeather warnings are being issued for the region around Fukushima Daiichi including heavy rain, ground loosening, winds, gales and storm
Read moreTEPCO has a plan to remove the melted fuel from the reactors. It involves flooding containment with water and extracting
Read moreTEPCO mentioned in a press conference that a worker was sprayed with highly radioactive water while moving a hose. The
Read moreTwo workers and possibly a third were exposed to penetrating beta radiation while changing filters in the water clean up
Read moreThe Marquette University Law Blog explains how the leaks at Fukushima Daiichi may put Japan in violation of international law.
Read moreTEPCO released a schematic claiming it explains that unit 3 caused the explosion in unit 4. It shows high radiation
Read moreThis is no joke but it sure sounds like one. TEPCO has been quietly planning to restart units 5 &
Read moreOn August 19, at 14:36 JST there was a 6.3 earthquake near Fukushima Daiichi. This was yet another in a
Read moreA new significant earthquake ( 6.2) occurred at Fukushima Daiichi on August 17th . In our previous report we explained
Read moreAccording to a news report by NHK today Fukushima Daiichi has lowered the emissions from the damaged plant. Even with
Read moreRT television interviewed Dr. Robert Jacobs today about the current situation at Fukushima Daiichi and the fukuleaks.org/web findings regarding the
Read moreA series of significant anomalies were noticed in the TEPCO reactor data in recent weeks. When these anomalies were cross referenced
Read moreWork has continued at unit 1 to install a circulating cooling system. This will enable water to be reused for
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Read moreRadiation embrittlement, corrosion, fatigue and other wear dictate the rate of temperature change at which the reactor pressure vessel (RPV)
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Read moreThe Japanese government has been touting this “cold shutdown” myth extensively over the last week. As Ex-SKF put it, the
Read moreNo additional details are given such as how the fuel will be removed or how quickly. TEPCO has announced that
Read moreJeremy Sutton-Hibbert took this series of photos in Iwaki-Yumoto as part of a recent Guardian article. The images were taken
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