Fukushima Daiichi Still Releases 10 Million Becquerels Per Hour
TEPCO admitted today that the plant is still releasing 10 million becquerels per hour to the atmosphere. This is in
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Fukushima: Unit 1 Cover Removal & Demolition Work To Begin Soon
TEPCO has announced their plan to remove the cover of unit 1 so that debris on the refueling floor can
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Abe Declares He Will Start Japan’s Nuclear Plants No Matter What
Japanese PM Abe made a statement over the weekend that he would restart Japan’s nuclear plants “by some means or
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Fukushima Daiichi; Work Begins To Concrete Port A Second Time
Work has begun, to concrete over the port at Fukushima Daiichi for a second time. Initial work to concrete over
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Japan Moves Closer To Nuclear Restarts, But Who Decides?
Japan’s NRA gave an initial approval towards the Sendai nuclear plant meeting government “safety standards”. There are still other aspects
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Dr. Robert Jacobs Will Be Speaking At Event In Tokyo July 19th
Nuclear historian at Hiroshima University (and SimplyInfo.org member) Dr. Robert Jacobs will be speaking in Tokyo July 19th at an
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Fukushima Unit 3 Demolition Spread Contamination 50km, Multiple Instances
More information has come out about the contamination caused by the demolition work on unit 3. It was not the
Read moreFrench Polynesia To Destroy Atomic Testing Victims Memorial
The current president of French Polynesia intends to destroy a national monument to the victims of atomic testing. France conducted
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4 Trillion Becquerels Released Over 4 Hours From Unit 3 During Demolition
Yahoo News is reporting that over a 4 hour period of demolition work on unit 3 in August 2013, 4
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Minamisoma Never Informed Of New Contamination From Fukushima Daiichi
The rice fields were contaminated in August of 2013, the Agriculture Ministry didn’t inform TEPCO until March 2014 and never
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TEPCO Contaminated Nearby Town During Unit 3 Demolition
TEPCO has admitted to re-contaminating the area around Minamisoma after being confronted by the agriculture ministry. Rice in Minamisoma was
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Unit 5 Fukushima Remains On Shared Cooling, No Repair Stated; July 14, 2014
TEPCO again has posted no information about the needed repair of the spent fuel pool cooling system on unit 5
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Fukushima Disaster Causes Nuclear Workers To Flee To Solar, Creates New Robotic Industry
Workers for TEPCO have been leaving at a rapid pace. Between cuts in pay and the social stigma of working
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Fukushima Unit 5 Alternate Cooling, No ETA For System Repair; July 13, 2014
TEPCO still has not given any further information about the needed repair of the leaking valve for the main cooling
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; July 13, 2014
Some Okuma residents have given up on the idea of returning home and are requesting compensation for their property. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20140704_04.html
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Fukushima Unit 5 Continues Alternate Cooling
Unit 5 continues to operate on shared cooling with the reactor vessel. Graphs of hourly temperature data pulled today show
Read moreSaturday Quake, Aftershock of 3-11 Quake
The 6.8 quake in Japan on early Saturday morning generated tsunami warnings and caused a few evacuations. So far no
Read more6.8 Quake Off Fukushima Coast, Tsunami Warning Issued
A shallow 6.8 quake off the Fukushima coast triggered a tsunami warning. No initial visible damage was noted at Fukushima
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Fukushima Unit 5 Experiences Additional Cooling Problem
TEPCO switched the unit 5 spent fuel pool over to sharing the cooling system for the reactor (the
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39,000,000 Bq/liter Of Beta Radiation Found At Fukushima Daiichi
The July 9th reading for monitoring well 1-2 at the sea front had this startling reading. 39,000,000 bq/liter of beta
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Fukushima Unit 5 Reactor Temperature Rises
TEPCO’s statements earlier this week that they would use a back and forth method of cooling the spent fuel pool
Read moreTEPCO Prepares For Tropical Storm At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO reported to NHK that they are preparing for the incoming tropical storm. Cranes and tank weirs have been prepped
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Problem Claimed To Be Trickle Of Water
TEPCO is claiming a small water flow of 2 milliliters per minute is causing the frozen wall installation in cable
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Asahi Shimbun Releases Yoshida Fukushima Testimony In English
Asahi Shimbun has finally released a translation of the Yoshida testimony on the Fukushima Disaster. The interviews caused controversy when
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Fukushima Unit 5 Spent Fuel Pool On Alternative Cooling
Yesterday TEPCO reported that they had restarted the regular cooling system of unit 5’s spent fuel pool. The report indicated
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New Robot Inspection Of Fukushima Unit 1
Two robots, sponsored by IRID conducted an investigation of unit 1. The areas between the 2nd and 3rd floors have
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TEPCO Restarts Fukushima Unit 5 Pool Cooling Without Permanent Fix
TEPCO has announced they have restarted the cooling system for unit 5 just days after stopping it due to a
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Clock Ticks On Fukushima Unit 5 Cooling Outage As Typhoon Hits Japan
TEPCO reported over the weekend that they found a leak in a valve that is part of the cooling system
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; July 7, 2014
Japan city launches legal bid to halt reactor build http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/japan-city-launches-legal/1232354.html Japan government sees delay in restart of world’s biggest nuclear
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Welded Water Tanks Installed At Fukushima Daiichi
Welded water tanks to replace the miles of leaking bolt together tanks at Fukushima Daiichi are being installed. The tanks
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Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Fuel Removal Suspended For 3 Months
TEPCO announced that work to remove spent fuel from the unit 4 fuel pool will be suspended for 3 months.
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Constitutional Amendment Protests Break Out In Tokyo After Man Sets Himself On Fire
Huge protests broke out in Tokyo today after a man set himself on fire in protest of the current effort
Read moreTEPCO Submits Plan For Fuel Removal At Unit 3 Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO submitted plans to the NRA for spent fuel removal from unit 3. This included more detail on how they
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Fukushima Corium Experiment Creates Unexpected Result
As part of an ongoing series of corium experiments our research team has been doing, the newest experiment created a
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; June 29, 2014
METI will solicit more research work for ways to remove the melted fuel from the Fukushima Daiichi reactors including ways
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Japan’s Nuclear Utilities Face Problems All Around
Two Japanese nuclear power utilities have received bail outs from Japan’s state backed bank. Hokkaido and Kyushu power companies both
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TEPCO Admits Deep Groundwater Contamination & Leak To Sea
TEPCO has been doing further groundwater investigations at the plant including testing for contamination at various depths to understand what
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WIPP Filter Replacement Complete, New Federal Investigation Begins
DOE has announced that the filter change out at WIPP has been completed. This was the process of changing out
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Fukushima Unit 4; 1122 Spent Fuel Assemblies Removed
There are 411 spent fuel assemblies left to remove from unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. 1122 have been removed as
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IRID Works On Four New Torus Robots For Fukushima Daiichi
IRID has announced ongoing testing work on four new robots to be used to inspect inside reactors at Fukushima Daiichi.
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