WIPP; 57 Nuclear Waste Containers From Los Alamos At Risk For Explosion
57 nuclear waste containers from Los Alamos national lab are considered at risk for explosion after two similar barrels were
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WIPP Finds Leaking Drum, More Problems Ahead
Officials at WIPP have released photos and some details about the new findings in the waste site. They have visually
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Fukushima Thyroid Cancers Increase Again
Update: The current suspected cases sit at 39, with the previous total being 41. Some suspected cases had been moved
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Some Fukushima Workers To Get Lifelong Health Checks
The Health Ministry has announced they will give 20,000 of the workers at Fukushima Daiichi life long health checks. 2,000
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Fukushima Fallout; GE Explains How They Manipulate The Media
An interesting admission was recently made by the top communications person at General Electric related to how the company manipulates
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After Fukushima Manga Becomes Outspoken Media In Japan
Two manga (graphic novel/comic books) series have taken up the cause of the Fukushima Disaster and caused a stir in
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WIPP; DOE Admits Fire/Heat Event In Panel & Solidifying Agent May Play A Role
DOE officials at WIPP admitted earlier this week that there was some sort of fire or heat event in room
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Japan Government To Take Over Fukushima Decommissioning & Costs
A new law has been enacted by the Diet to allow the current entity dealing with compensation for victims to
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Fukushima Town Demands Decontamination To Pre-Disaster Levels
This may be a first. The town of Naraha has demanded the central government decontaminate the town to what would be
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Work Begins Towards Removing Melted Fuel At Fukushima Daiichi
Work has begun towards implementing a way to remove the melted fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. It was reported earlier this
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TEPCO Could Begin Dumping Bypass Water As Early As May 20th
TEPCO announced they could begin dumping bypass well water into the sea as early as May 20th. The wells have
Read moreWIPP; Leaks Happen, 3rd Party Safety Review Finds Pattern Of Safety Failures
LEAKS HAPPEN By Barry The list of troubling events leading up to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) closure on February
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Taiwan Keeps High Level Travel Warning For Fukushima
Taiwan will continue to keep the region around Fukushima Prefecture as a “red” travel warning. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Muon Detectors To Be Installed At Fukushima Daiichi Next Year
TEPCO and contractor Toshiba plan to install muon detectors next year at Fukushima Daiichi. This technology will allow scientists to
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Taiwan New Nuclear Plants Fail Tests, Old Unit Out of Spent Fuel Space
The fourth nuclear plant reactors in Taiwan have been found to have failed containment tests. This has created considerable controversy
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Plans To Flood Fukushima Containments Scrapped
The entire decommissioning plan has hinged on this one thing, the ability to flood the containment structures of the reactors
Read moreSimplyInfo.org; Fukushima Nuclear News Roundup
Nuclear waste (mostly soil and plant matter) piles up around Japan with nowhere to go. Twitter user hitsuji44 shared the
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Rokkasho Nuclear Site; Impossible To Evacuate Residents
The Aomori governor weighed in on the stalled safety review of the Rokkasho nuclear fuel site and how they are
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WIPP Update; May Be Closed For 3 Years, Los Alamos Waste Considered Suspect
Another town hall was held last night and brought forth a number of new admissions on the situation at WIPP
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WIPP Nuclear Site Closer But Cause Of Incident Still Unknown
Our research team has been following the events at WIPP since the February 14th incident at the facility. Some very
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US Pacific Kelp; Fukushima Radiation Testing Results
Kelp Watch has released their first batch of testing results. The program is a mash up of university, national lab
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OECD Program Teaches Fukushima Students To Sell Contaminated Foods
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ) has established a rather unusual program targeted at students in Fukushima prefecture.
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Inspection Shows Some More Damaged
TEPCO released a small selection of images of some of the fuel removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool.
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Fukushima Worker Files Suit For Exposure
A contract worker at Fukushima Daiichi during the height of the disaster has filed suit for his exposure. The individual
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Fukushima Unit 4; 814 Spent Fuel Assemblies Removed
814 spent fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool of unit 4 to the common pool. Workers
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New Fukushima Containment Investigation Plan Confirmed
Details of the new upcoming effort to investigate the containment structures of the melted reactors at Fukushima Daiichi have been
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Scandal
The Japanese government began funding this project after it was discovered TEPCO had realized the need, yet hid the problem
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; May 4 2014
Tritium levels at the Fukushima Daiichi site have jumped by 17 trillion becquerels since January. There is new concern that
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Chat System Has Moved
Due to updates to the chat system, it has moved to a new address. Please update bookmarks etc and join
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Fukushima Reactor Water Leak Sources Admitted By TEPCO
Buried in the most recent Roadmap document is some useful information about how and where reactor water is leaking out
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TEPCO Books 438 Billion Yen Profit
TEPCO again books a profit, this time about 438 billion yen. The company recently received another injection of government money.
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Removal Hits Half Way Mark
Don’t pop the champagne quite yet. Removal of spent fuel from the damaged unit 4 fuel pool has crossed the
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Fukushima Spent Fuel Progress Report
Spent fuel processing at Fukushima has made some new progress though much work remains with higher risk work being left
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Fukushima Unit 3; MSIV Shows Considerable Damage
TEPCO completed an initial inspection of the unit 3 MSIV room that houses valves critical to shutting down the reactor.
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Fukushima Unit 4; 748 Fuel Assemblies Removed
Unit 4 has had 748 fuel assemblies removed to the common pool as of today. This article would not be
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Taiwan Protests Grow To 50,000, Govt. Halts Nuclear Plant Construction
Protests in Taiwan grew and continued on over the weekend. They have had some impact as the government at least
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No Nuclear Protests In Taiwan Continue With Large Events
Protesters in Taiwan have been in action all week. Today they established a sit in on the anniversary of the
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Japan Finds Continuing With Nuclear Power More Than Challenging
Japan’s nuclear regulator took a shot at the nuclear industry response to safety after Fukushima. “He said nuclear operators have
Read moreTEPCO Gets More Money From Japanese Government
TEPCO received another 191.8 billion yen from the Japanese government. The money is intended to be used to pay compensation claims
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NRA Makes Faulty Assumption About Fukushima Leaks
A report issued this week by the NRA cites that two monitoring points outside the plant serve as indicators for
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