NRA Suspends Fuel Removal At Unit 4 Fukushima For Two Weeks
Kyodo News is reporting that the NRA is suspending the start of fuel removal from unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi
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New Fukushima Radiation Release Estimates Compiled
Fukushima Radiation Release Estimates This is one of the questions we are asked the most, “how much radiation was released
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Japan To Turn TEPCO Into Holding Company, May Join International Nuclear Liability Treaty
The Japanese government has announced they will turn TEPCO into a holding company. This would shift the decommissioning work into
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NRA Gives Approval For Unit 4 Fuel Removal, To Start November 8th
The NRA has given approval to the equipment and plan to begin removing fuel from unit 4’s spent fuel pool
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A TEPCO worker in Ibaraki committed suicide by jumping off the roof of TEPCO’s branch office. The worker didn’t leave
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Radioactive Organic Jam On Store Shelves In US, UK, Elsewhere
Shukan Asahi newspaper in Japan had some imported foods tested and found something slightly shocking. This imported organic Italian jam
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TEPCO To Use New Floating Robot To Inspect Unit 1
TEPCO and Hitachi are working on a floating robot to inspect the torus area of the damaged reactors. The new
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TEPCO Finally Admits Landslide At Fukushima Daiichi 10 Days Later
TEPCO is now admitting publicly, a landslide at the plant that happened 10 days ago. We first heard of the
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SimplyInfo.org Submits Series Of Fukushima Response Proposals To IRID
The Japanese government put out the call for international help with the disaster response at Fukushima Daiichi. The new agency
Read moreTsunami Warnings Over, No Immediate Damage Noted At Fukushima Daiichi
UPDATE: (here comes round 2) Takahiro Katsumi And now this…. via @HirokoTabuchi (NYT) Heavy rain, flood, landslide warnings still in
Read moreM 6.8 Quake Hits Fukushima, Tsunami Warning Issued
Tsunami warning for Fukushima coast http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/focus_2_03_20131026021447.html * M6.8 quake strikes off the coast of Fukushima (02:22) * Tsunami alert
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Toxic Assets: Japan Govt. To Make Fukushima & Nuclear Industry Taxpayer’s Problem As TEPCO Flounders
The LDP has hatched a new scheme to solve all of their inconvenient nuclear problems. TEPCO and all the other
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TEPCO Admits Damage To Unit 4 Fuel And Pool
This news report contains two critical pieces of information regarding the removal of used fuel at unit 4. TEPCO admits
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More Typhoons Approaching, Landslides & Earthquakes At Fukushima Daiichi
This is just not a good week at the plant and not looking to get any better. Former workers at
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TEPCO Declares Rain To Be Highly Radioactive
In a TEPCO press release they cited a valve leak at the H9 tank farm. The said the water had
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US Pacific Coast Seaweed Shows With Fukushima Cesium Contamination
New testing done by Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering found Fukushima cesium in US Pacific sea weed. The
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Fukushima Fish Testing Shows Narrow Fantasy View Of Situation
Japanese media declared how fishing that resumed south of Fukushima Daiichi has been largely a “success”. Fishing done near Iwaki
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Fukushima Daiichi Finds Increased Contamination In Drainage Ditch To The Sea
Contamination in a drainage ditch that still runs to the sea saw a considerable spike. The levels went from 19
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Wipha Hits Fukushima Daiichi, TEPCO Releasing Water
TEPCO is already releasing rainwater piled up around the storage areas of the plant. The company said they are testing
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Fukushima Daiichi Buckles Down As Typhoon Wipha Approaches
TEPCO has taken down the large cranes and secured machinery in preparation of Typhoon Wipha. The size of this category
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Another Typhoon Headed Towards Fukushima Daiichi
Typhoon Wipha is headed towards Fukushima Daiichi. The storm is expected to be a category 1 typhoon as it reaches
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Japan Conducts Nuclear Evacuation Drill, Exposes Fleeing Citizens
As part of the effort to restart Kashiwazaki Kariwa the nearby city of Nagaoka held an evacuation drill. JAEA and Niigata
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SimplyInfo Fukushima News Update October 13, 2013
Protests, more new problems at Daiichi and more. The government is considering lifting an evacuation order for the town of
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Fukushima; Dysfunction Olympics
Workers are stressed, nobody is being held accountable, solutions remain out of grasp with the Olympics as a looming distraction.
Read moreUS Nuclear Regulator Shuts Doors Today Due To Govt. Shutdown
The US NRC has sent home 90% of their staff. Only resident inspectors and a handful of core staff remain.
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TEPCO; Like The Last Days Of Rome
So what happens to TEPCO? It is painfully obvious to anyone paying attention that the corporate management structure is incompetent
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Fukushima’s Fish Tale
A Canadian paper talked to experts and used government data to estimate the risk to human health from Fukushima contaminated
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Cesium Found In Children’s Urine Shows Ongoing Widespread Problem In Japan
The acceptable amount of radioactive cesium in human urine is zero. The substances (cesium 134 and 137) does not exist
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NRA Demands TEPCO Fix Problems, Send Staff From Other Plants To Fukushima
The NRA had nothing good to say to TEPCO president Hirose today. In a rather scathing rebuke of the company, Katsuhiko
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TEPCO Gives $2 Million To Pro Nuclear Village While Evacuees Wait For Compensation
TEPCO payed out their portion of a $2 million payment to the village that sits near their planned new nuclear
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Newest TEPCO Tank Leak Due to Tilted Tank
NHK is reporting that TEPCO has admitted the reason the latest tank leak happened was contributed to by the tank
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TEPCO Has Excess Winter Capacity, Restarts Serve Only Business Interests
In this report to METI TEPCO admits that with all of their nuclear plants offline they have excess power generation
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NRA; TEPCO Is Incompetent, Fukushima & Kashiwazaki Kariwa Restart Joined At The Hip
Japan’s nuclear regulator had scathing criticism of TEPCO at their meeting today. They also stated that the handling of the
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The Fukushima Elephant In The Room
The NY Times published an article today looking at the limbo Fukushima evacuees live in. Most in Namie and other
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Yoshinoya Fast Food Chain To Grow Rice & Vegetables In Fukushima To “Secure Low Price”
Japan fast food chain Yoshinoya will grow rice and vegetables in Fukushima prefecture. They touted the change as helping reconstruction
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Over 3000 People In Japan Cite Severe Nosebleeds & Radiation Type Symptoms In 11 Days
Takahiro Katsumi has been following an unusual trend on twitter in Japan. People began posting complaints of severe nosebleeds, then
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METI Hints Fukushima Daini Will Also Be Decommissioned
The head of METI mentioned during discussions about TEPCO obtaining new bank financing that Fukushima Daini should be decommissioned. He
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FDA’s Dual Messages Show Lying To Public On Fukushima Contamination In Food
The FDA’s mantra since 2011 to the concerned public about Fukushima contamination in the food supply has been “don’t worry”.
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TEPCO Head; More Water Leaking, Under Control.. Depending On Who You Believe
Two news articles about one meeting. One the head of TEPCO admits 400 tons of groundwater is leaking from the
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ALPS Runs Then Dies, Workers Forgot A Rubber Mat Inside Tank
ALPS restarted briefly then shut down over the the weekend. The cause? Workers left a rubber mat used to give
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