TEPCO Begins Decontamination Of Unit 3 First Floor
TEPCO has begun the further decontamination of the first floor of unit 3. Robots Meister and Sora are doing the
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New Robot Torus Room Inspections Under Preparation In Fukushima Unit 2
Two newer underwater robots are being used to inspect the torus rooms of units 1 and 2. The robots built
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TEPCO’s Tents For Tanks Plan At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has told the NRA that they intend to cover contaminated water tanks at Fukushima Daiichi with some form of
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New WIPP Information, Xrays and Analysis
Report to NMED: A large required report to NMED from WIPP was released earlier this week. The lengthy report explains
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Some Spent Fuel From Fukushima Unit 4 To Be Sent To Unit 6
TEPCO is asking for permission to make an unusual change to the removal of spent fuel at unit 4. The
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Japanese Govt.; Evacuating Around Fukushima Daiichi Would Take 5 Days
Interviews given to the government investigation of the Fukushima disaster and released by Asahi Shimbun showed the reality of evacuation
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New Work At Fukushima Unit 1
Inspection work inside unit 1’s torus room to check pipe penetrations into the turbine building have been completed. Clay was
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High Radiation Found On Seabed South Of Fukushima Daiichi
Contaminated soil on the sea floor was found a few kilometers south of Fukushima Daiichi. The samples were collected in
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4; 1078 Fuel Assemblies Removed
1078 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 and transferred to the common pool. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article would not
Read moreUS Taxpayers May End Up Paying For Fukushima Disaster
The US and Japanese governments are one step closer to a liability agreement that would put US taxpayers on the
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup
TEPCO shareholders demand Fukushima interviews be released to the public, threaten to take it to court if needed. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/nuclear.html
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4; 1034 Fuel Assemblies Removed
1034 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool to the common pool. There are 499
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New Strontium 90 Removal System To Be Installed At Fukushima Daiichi
Kurion will provide a truck back filter system to remove strontium 90 from contaminated water currently held in storage tanks
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NRA Discovers Major Radioactive Tank Leak At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO missed it but NRA officials that were at the plant found a 4 ton leak of radioactive water. Not
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Japan’s Nuclear Regulator Ignores Scientists Warnings Again
It truly is a Hollywood cliche, ignore the scientists until it is too late. This is the newest issue related
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WIPP’s Refusal On Public Accountability
Since the incidents at WIPP in February the city of Carlsbad has been holding periodic town hall meetings to update
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Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pool Debris Removal Progress
TEPCO has progressed on removing debris from the unit 3 spent fuel pool. The current work is to dismantle the
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New Unit 1 Findings Indicate Contamination Path
TEPCO’s new reports on the unit 1 torus room already showed that a vacuum breaker caused an issue. Now they
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Frozen Wall Installation Begins By Unit 1
Work has begun to install the frozen wall around the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. The first section to be done
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Fukushima Unit 4; 968 Fuel Assemblies Removed
968 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool to the common pool. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article
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Hosono Confirms TEPCO Corporate Wanted To Abandon Fukushima Daiichi
In a rare interview prompted by the recent Asahi Shimbun article series on the statements of late Fukushima Daiichi plant
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Fukushima Daiichi Frozen Wall Install Begins Monday
Now that the NRA has approved the frozen walls around the reactor buildings at Fukushima Daiichi, construction will start on
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Fukushima Unit 1 New Torus Room Inspections
What are they doing? TEPCO & Hitachi are apparently looking for damage to the vacuum breaker pipes that run in
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Naraha Near Fukushima Daiichi To Reopen Next Year
Officials are hoping to reopen Naraha next year after decontamination work is completed. City officials are working on efforts to
Read moreCorium Experiments; Pedestal Behaviors Using Lead Part II
Following the initial published findings of our corium experiments in lead, an additional run was done. Read about the initial
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WIPP Cat Litter Acts As Fuel To Ignition Or Reaction
Officials at WIPP have admitted that the suspect barrels are packed with “organic kitty litter”. We were able to confirm
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Evacuees Gain Compensation For Voluntary Evacuation
A court in Kyoto has found in favor of an evacuee who left Fukushima prefecture for Kyoto but was not
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Asahi Shimbun Releases Yoshida Testimony On Fukushima Daiichi
Asahi Shimbun has continued to release portions of an interview between the late Fukushima Daiichi plant manager Masao Yoshida and
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Fukushima Ice Wall Gets Go Ahead
The NRA in Japan has given the go ahead for installation of the ice wall around the reactor buildings. There
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Fukushima Unit 4; 924 Fuel Assemblies Removed
924 fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool of unit 4 and placed into the common pool
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; May 25, 2014
A reporter has lived in Iitate village in Fukushima for the last two years to film a documentary about life
Read moreWIPP Officials Unable To Answer Questions About Incident
Officials from WIPP and DOE were in attendance at a weekly town hall meeting on the series of incidents at
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WIPP Storing Weapons Grade Plutonium In Room 7
While DOE and WIPP officials have been telling the public that the waste inside WIPP is mostly things like old
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New Documents Released Admit Concerning Events During Fukushima Disaster
Asahi Shimbun obtained a copy of Masao Yoshida’s testimony to the government investigation into the nuclear disaster. Yoshida was the
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Japanese Court Blocks Oi Nuclear Plant From Restarting
A Japanese court has ruled that the Oi nuclear plant can not restart. A number of lawsuits have been filed
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WIPP Update; 500 Barrels At Risk, State Demands Immediate Actions At WIPP
The state of New Mexico Environmental Department is demanding WIPP seal up panel 6 and also panel 7, room 7
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Fukushima Butterfly Mutation Study Follow Up
A previous well publicized study on butterfly mutations in Fukushima has seen a follow up study published. The initial study
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Fukushima Unit 4; 880 Fuel Assemblies Removed
880 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 to the common pool as of Monday. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article would
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Fukushima Unit 3 Leak Found, Unit 1 Loses Containment Pressure Monitoring
Two significant admissions were made by TEPCO at the end of the week. Unit 3 Scope work into the unit
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Fukushima; The Loss Of Homeland
The central government has declared the towns of Futaba and Okuma to be interim storage sites for the growing piles
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