Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report Unit 4
Unit 4 saw the completion of the defueling building. Since early in 2011 TEPCO has considered the removal of fuel
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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report Unit 3
Unit 3 saw considerable work take place in the last year. The torus of this unit was considered to be
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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report Unit 2
These events and new information were found on unit 2 within the last year. TEPCO announced in July that they
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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Unit 1 Technical Report
With the 3rd anniversary of the 3-11 triple disaster approaching we have taken a look at the changes that have
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Worldwide Anti Nuclear Protests On Eve Of Fukushima 3rd Anniversary
About 10,000 showed up for a series of protests and concerts in Tokyo. photos from the Tokyo protest. 300 showed
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Researchers Confirm “Black Substance” Is Fukushima Reactor Fuel
In a peer reviewed paper released this week by the journal Environmental Science & Technology, a Japanese team of researchers
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WIPP Puts Probes Into Mine Today
DOE is reporting they have put probes into the mine at WIPP today to check underground radiation levels. This photo
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SimplyInfo.org; Fukushima and Nuclear News Roundup 3.7.2014
A radioactive bus from Japan is causing problems in Jamaica. The bus was found to be contaminated when it arrived
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WIPP Incident Creates Local Frustration
A town hall meeting and a meeting with New Mexico’s congressional delegation showed the level of frustration and lack of
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WIPP; Leaking Dampers, Re-entry Planned For Next Week
The local DOE office released a new statement on the situation at WIPP. They mentioned they are going to “seal
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WIPP Exhaust Filter 1,365 Bq/m3 of Americium
The WIPP exhaust filter readings have been published. The pre-filter readings for the exhaust shaft were: 1,365 Bq/m3 of Americium
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418 Fuel Assemblies Removed At Fukushima Unit 4
Unit 4 has had a total of 418 fuel assemblies removed from the spent fuel pool to the common pool
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WIPP Incident Causes Back Up Of Nuclear Waste
The New Mexico Environment Department has issued a modified permit for WIPP to store some lower level waste in parking
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The local fishing cooperative in Iwaki found 110 bq/kg in a rockfish tested for radioactive contamination. This type of fish
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60 Years Since Bravo Nuclear Bomb Test
60 years ago today the US detonated the Castle Bravo nuclear bomb test near the Marshall Islands in the Pacific.
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WIPP Workers Union To Independently Test Exposed Staff
The United Steel Workers is sending a team of international safety department scientists to take samples and test workers at the
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US MOX Fuel Plant May Finally Be Terminated
Fitnews is reporting that the US MOX plant in South Carolina may finally be ending. The project has never had
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13 Workers With Internal Exposure At WIPP
13 workers have been found to have internal exposure to americium 241 by inhalation after their lab tests came back. DOE
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WIPP Update: New Radiation Readings
CEMRC has released some new radiation readings from the WIPP incident on February 14th. Previous readings reported by DOE can
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Working At Fukushima As National Duty?
31,383 workers have passed through the gates of Fukushima Daiichi between March 2011 and December 2013. TEPCO has complained of
Read moreStrontium 90 Readings From Citizen Collected Fukushima Samples
Some Fukushima contamination samples collected by citizens in Japan have been tested for strontium 90. Marco Kaltofan from the Dept.
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Fukushima Unit 4; 374 Fuel Assemblies Removed
374 fuel assemblies have been moved from unit 4’s spent fuel pool to the common pool as of this week.
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Fukushima Is Here! Contamination Found Off Vancouver Coast
Scientists from the Bedford Institute of Oceanography have found levels of cesium in sea water off the Vancouver Canada coast that
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New Information On WIPP From Public Meeting
A joint public meeting was held in Carlsbad NM today for the public to ask questions about the incident at
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Fukushima Daiichi; Abusing Workers & Avoiding Liability
Examples of the continued abuse of workers hired to work at the nuclear disaster site continued in the last year.
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WIPP New Radiation Readings & More Info.
We have some new WIPP radiation readings along with some additional information to bring people up to speed on this
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Fukushima Daiichi Exposures Found To Be Worse Than Claimed
After pressure from the Health Ministry, TEPCO recalculated the thyroid doses of some workers. These totaled to 1,973 workers who received
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WIPP Plutonium Leak May Have Been From Ceiling Collapse
Officials are considering a ceiling collapse that crushed radioactive waste barrels containing plutonium as a possible cause for the radiation
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WIPP Underground Investigation Being Planned, Failure Area Identifed
Federal representatives reported that a joint investigation is underway to establish a plan to enter WIPP’s underground facilities. They gave
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Living With Radiation In Japan
Local food coops that carefully select and test their food have become a go-to source for people concerned about contamination
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WIPP Plutonium Leak Amount Confirmed
CEMRC, the New Mexico authority that monitors outside the WIPP plutonium facility has provided some usable readings for the leaks.
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Nuclear Establishment Takes Over Fukushima Medical University
More agreements have been inked between Fukushima Medical University and the international nuclear mafia. Fukushima Medical University has signed an
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Fukushima & The Controversy Of The Pacific
There were big concerns thrown around about the situation in the Pacific related to Fukushima in the last year. Oceanographers
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23 Tbq Water Leak At Fukushima Caused By Multiple Human Errors
100 tons of water leaked from a contaminated water tank at Fukushima Daiichi after workers incorrectly aligned valves. They then
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WIPP Nuclear Site Leaks To The Environment, FOIA Filed By Local Press
The environmental center charged with monitoring around the WIPP plutonium storage facility in New Mexico has detected plutonium and americium
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Fukushima Unit 2 Loses Reactor Thermometer
Unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi has lost another bottom thermometer in the reactor vessel. Workers said it short circuited when
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Fukushima Brings New Awareness Of Contaminated Food Worldwide
The concerns about food contamination from Fukushima has also increased awareness of the lingering problems of world wide food contamination
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High Levels Of Radiation Found In Fukushima Unit 3 Turbine Building
TEPCO released radiation readings for water inside the unit 3 turbine building this week. The readings were from December 2013.
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Citizen Activists Key To Understanding Fukushima Impact
People around Japan are still conducting efforts to understand their environment and to act as a 3rd party accuracy check
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Fukushima Unit 4; 352 Fuel Assemblies Removed
TEPCO reports a total of 352 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool as of
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