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Why The IAEA Claim Of No Harm In Fukushima Is Wrong

September 2, 2015September 2, 2015 Editor 0 Comments estimate, exposure, hirosaki, IAEA, report, thyroid, UNSCEAR

Portions of the new IAEA report on Fukushima have been criticized by the media and roundly slammed by Greenpeace. Much

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First Fukushima Worker Files Cancer Lawsuit

September 1, 2015 Editor 0 Comments cancer, fukushima, lawsuit, worker

A contract worker who operated heavy equipment at Fukushima Daiichi from July 2011 to August 2011 has filed a lawsuit

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Fukushima Radiation Found In Hospital Imaging Equipment

August 31, 2015 Editor 0 Comments fallout, fukushima, hospital, Iwaki, xray

Radiologists at Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital found something unusual in March of 2011. Black spots began appearing on xrays taken at

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Mutations Found In Fir Trees Near Fukushima Daiichi

August 29, 2015 Editor 0 Comments environment, fir, fukushima, mutations, trees

A new study has documented a positive correlation between the radiation levels near the disaster site and growth mutations in

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Cracked Condenser Pipes Found In Sendai Reactor

August 24, 2015 Editor 0 Comments condenser, cracks, leak, restart, sendai

Workers at the Sendai nuclear plant have found cracked tubes in the condensers that allowed seawater to migrate into the

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Sendai Nuclear Plant Could Be Hit By Typhoon Goni

August 22, 2015 Editor 0 Comments restart, sendai, typhoon

The weather predictions for Typhoon Goni have it making a direct hit on the Sendai nuclear plant around Monday. It

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Sendai Reactor Has Condenser Malfunction, Volcano Risk Increases

August 21, 2015August 21, 2015 Editor 0 Comments condenser, restart, sakurajima, sendai

The only operating reactor in Japan has developed a problem with its condenser system. Detection of conductivity was found in

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Sakurajima Alert Raised To 5, Other Signs Of Possible Eruption

August 19, 2015August 19, 2015 Editor 0 Comments japan, NRA, nuclear, restart, sakurijima, sendai, volcano

UPDATE: Volcanic gas found bubbling up in the water 5km from the volcano. Image of the eruptions below from FNN.

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Sakurajima Has Small Eruption

August 19, 2015August 19, 2015 Editor 0 Comments sakurajima, sendai, volcano

UPDATE: The local volcano observatory urged vigilance but said the eruption was not a sure indication of more activity. Per

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Taiwan May Ease Japanese Food Restrictions

August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 Editor 0 Comments food, fukushima, imports, japan, radiation, taiwan

Taiwan is considering easing current restrictions on Japanese imports of food products from areas hit by radioactive contamination from the

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Japan NRA Begins Restart Checks On Reactor Under Court Injunction Not To Run

August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Kansai, NRA, restart, Takahama, unit 3

NRA is doing pre-restart inspections on Takahama unit 3, even after the potential restart of the reactor was blocked by

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Japan First Restarted Reactor Now Under Volcano Threat

August 17, 2015August 16, 2015 Editor 0 Comments NRA, nuclear, restarts, sakurajima, sendai, volcano, warning

Scientists have tried to warn Japan’s NRA and other decision makers of the high risk for volcano danger to impact

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Japan NRA Moves TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa To Front Of The Restart Line

August 16, 2015 Editor 0 Comments japan, Kashiwazaki Kariwa, reactor, restarts, TEPCO

Japan’s NRA has put two reactors at the Kashwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant on their “priority” list for restart screenings. The

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Sendai Prepares To Restart Amid Protests And Concerns

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015 Editor 0 Comments evacuation, NRA, restart, risk, sendai

UPDATE: AP has reported that Sendai has restarted. One of the reactors at Sendai nuclear plant prepares to restart Tuesday

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SimplyInfo.org: Chat Server Should Be Up Now

August 10, 2015 Editor 0 Comments

The chat server was having issues over the weekend. It appears the problem has been resolved. If you continue to

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Fukushima Daiichi Worker Died From Accident Injuries Saturday

August 8, 2015 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, death, fukushima, kajima, tanker, workers

Another worker at Fukushima Daiichi has died. The worker was doing some sort of work involving small tanker trucks used

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Sendai Restart Now Planned For Tuesday

August 8, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Date, restart, sendai

NHK is reporting that the first reactor restart in Japan is now planned for Tuesday. Control rod tests are planned

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Banned Fukushima Baby Formula Found In China

August 7, 2015August 7, 2015 Editor 0 Comments baby, china. food, formula, fukushima, import

Regulators in China found the banned product after it had been imported into the country. Food products from Fukushima prefecture

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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Rescheduled For November

August 7, 2015October 30, 2015 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, inspection, novemeber, pcv, robot, unit 2

The containment robot inspection of unit 2 has been rescheduled for November. Efforts to remove shielding blocks around the X-6

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Muon Scanners For Fukushima Unit 2 Are The Wrong Size

August 5, 2015 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, muon, scan, size, unit 2, wrong

This project was years in the planning to put a higher resolution set of muon scanners into unit 2’s buildings

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Fukushima Daiichi One Worker Dead, Radiation Spike on August 1

August 3, 2015 Editor 0 Comments alarm, death, fukushima, radiation, worker

A worker reported to the onsite office saying he felt unwell. He was transported to Iwaki hospital and died soon

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Fukushima Unit 3 Fuel Crane Removed From Spent Fuel Pool

August 2, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, august, fhm, fuel crane, fukushima, removal, unit 3

TEPCO successfully removed the fuel handling crane from the spent fuel pool on August 2nd amid problems with fog. The

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TEPCO Will Face Criminal Indictment Over Fukushima Daiichi Disaster

August 1, 2015 Editor 0 Comments charges, criminal, executives, fukushima, indictment, TEPCO

TEPCO executives will face indictment for their roles in negligence that lead to the Fukushima nuclear disaster. They may not

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Fukushima Unit 2 Probe Delayed By Stuck Shielding Blocks

July 31, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Containment, crd, fukushima, hatch, robot, unit 2, x6

A row of shielding blocks were rusted to a floor rail, causing a delay in the work at unit 2

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Fukushima Unit 3 Seawater Trench Concreting Completed

July 30, 2015 Editor 0 Comments concreting, fukushima, piping, sea front, sea water, trench, unit 3

TEPCO announced that they have completed the concreting of the unit 3 seawater piping trench system. Two vertical shafts are

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Fukushima Unit 1 Discharge Canal Contamination Rising

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 Editor 0 Comments contamination, discharge canal, fukushima

A report released on July 26th showed that contamination levels in the unit 1 discharge canal at the end closer

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Japanese Companies In Taiwan Fukushima Food Scandal Banned From Importing

July 29, 2015 Editor 0 Comments contamination, export, food, fukushima, import, japan, scandal, taiwan

Taiwan has announced that those companies that falsified origin labels to bypass importation regulations on Japanese foods will be banned

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Fukushima Power System Failure Takes Down Ice Wall & Nitrogen Injection

July 28, 2015July 28, 2015 Editor 0 Comments electrical, frozen wall, fukushima, nitrogen, power

The power system to operate the freezing of the ice wall and also the nitrogen interting system for the damaged

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Fukushima Unit 3 Crane To Be Removed From Pool August 2nd

July 28, 2015July 28, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, crane, fukushima, removal, spent fuel pool, unit 3

The remains of the unit 3 fuel handling crane will be removed from the spent fuel pool August 2nd. TEPCO

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Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Partially Removed, Remaining Work Delayed

July 28, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, cover removal, fukushima, unit 1

TEPCO removed one panel of the cover building roof of unit 1 early in the morning on July 28th. After

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Fukushima Unit 3 Fuel Crane To Be Removed This Week

July 28, 2015July 27, 2015 Editor 0 Comments crane, removal, spent fuel pool, unit 3

TEPCO plans to remove the remains of the fuel crane from the pool this week using a special pair of

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Fukushima Unit 1 Airflow Blocking Door Completed

July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 Editor 0 Comments airflow, cover building, door, fukushima, unit 1

A door to block airflow through unit 1 has been installed. The plastic and steel door was installed to help

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Sendai Reactor May Restart August 10th

July 26, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, august, fukushima, japan, NRA, nuclear, restart, sendai

NHK is reporting that Sendai nuclear plant may restart as early as August 10th. This also happens to be around

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This Week’s Japanese Nuclear Industry Scandals

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 Editor 0 Comments falsification, fukushima, japan, nuclear, restarts, scandal, sendai, shika, shimane, toshiba

As Japan’s current government tries to force through reactor restarts, the process is running into some harsh reality. The NRA

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Fukushima Residents Warned TEPCO About Tsunami Risk At Plant In 2004

July 18, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Citizen, daiichi, fukushima, panel, tsunami, warning

A citizen panel made up of residents near Fukushima Daiichi had warned TEPCO in 2004 about the tsunami risk at

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Rosatom Begins Tritium Removal Project At Fukushima Daiichi

July 16, 2015July 15, 2015 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, rosatom, tritium, triton

Plans for a demonstration system based off of the Russian Triton tritium removal technology will begin construction early next year.

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Japan’s Nuclear Restarts; BWR Restart Following Extended Shutdown Report

July 16, 2015September 2, 2015 Editor 0 Comments aging, dean, inspection, japan, nuclear, reactor, report, restarts

BWR RESTART FOLLOWING EXTENDED SHUTDOWN By Dean Wilkie All of the reactors in Japan were shut down subsequent to the

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Typhoon Nangka Could Cross Fukushima Daiichi

July 16, 2015 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, nangka, typhoon

Typhoon Nangka is expected to run across the main Japanese island of Honshu over the weekend. The storm is currently a

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TEPCO To Resume Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Removal Work In Late July

July 16, 2015 Editor 0 Comments cover removal, daiichi, fukushima, unit 1

TEPCO announced work to remove the unit 1 cover will resume on July 28th and take about 4 months to

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Ikata Reactor Passes NRA Safety Approval

July 15, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Ikata, japan, nuclear, restart

There are still additional inspections, design reviews and local approval needed, but the Ikata nuclear plant has gained one portion

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