Fukushima & World Nuclear News Roundup
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German Energy Facts: Energy Prices & The Coal Myth
There has been some recent misinformation going around, usually put out there by the fuel based energy companies that Germany’s
Read moreFrench Nuclear Institute Shows Disaster Would Devastate Country
A study by the French nuclear safety agency IRSN showed a single INES 7 nuclear disaster would be a major
Read moreUnit 3 Location Of Crane & Mast In Pool
In an attempt to better understand how the crane is situated in the spent fuel pool of unit 3 we
Read moreREVIEW: Dames & Moore Reports On Ft. Calhoun Show Foundation Risks
Two reports were done back in the 1960’s by a New York City engineering firm, Dames & Moore. The work
Read moreNew Poll: 70% Want An End To Nuclear Power In Japan
The resistance to nuclear power in Japan remains high. A recent Asahi Shimbun poll found that 70% of the public
Read moreTEPCO Requiring Evacuees To Pay Back Temporary Compensation
TEPCO is now requiring evacuees to pay back any temporary compensation payments given to them. If TEPCO makes a final
Read moreWhat Else Is TEPCO Not Telling
After recent media attention on TEPCO’s lying to the Diet investigation over unit 1’s condition TEPCO released a video from
Read moreAnalysis: Unit 3 Mast In Pool Inspection
TEPCO released a new video and handout of the unit 3 mast that fell deeper into the spent fuel pool.
Read moreNRA Declares Another Active Fault & Discusses New Rules, TEPCO To Investigate Themselves
The NRA has declared the fault running under the Higashidori nuclear plant owned by Tohoku Electric to be an active fault.
Read moreNuclear Workers Union Paid Members With Costco Gift Cards To Attend San Onofre Meeting
The union that covers nuclear workers was caught busing in workers and paying them with Costco gift cards to attend
Read moreEuropean Nuclear Power Facing Same Economic Problems As US
Bloomberg is reporting how economics may doom a Czech nuclear power project. The costs to build, time to build and
Read more1000 Injured In Russian Meteor Strike
1000 people have now been reported injured, mostly by breaking glass from the shockwave of an early morning meteor that
Read moreGermany’s Energy Win-Win
Grist points out in the wake of Fox New’s blunder on German solar what really makes the energy change program
Read moreVideo: Press Symposium Exposes Media & Govt. Denial Of Radiation Exposure
Freelance journalists in Japan participated in a symposium put on by the Japan Free Press Assn last December. Many speak
Read morePublic Spin On Fukushima Coming Undone
TEPCO’s efforts to avoid outside inspections of the unit 1 reactor have caught up with them. After it was recently
Read moreTurbine Hall Section Collapses At Chernobyl
A section of the turbine hall building at Chernobyl collapsed Tuesday under heavy snows. The pink section on this image
Read moreMore Thyroid Cancers Found In Fukushima Children
3 cancers have now been found in Fukushima children via the health survey. 7 are now suspected to have thyroid
Read moreTEPCO’s Tungsten Vests
The use of these vests was mentioned in passing by worker “Happy11311” while talking about the effort to clean off
Read moreUS MOX Plant Gets 75% Budget Cut
In a last minute deal the Department of Energy saved the US MOX program from being totally cut from the
Read moreFinnish EPR Reactor Construction Delayed Again
The Olkiluoto3 reactor in Finland announced yet another delay in the completion of the project. This is one of two EPR
Read moreMidAmerican Energy Still Wants To Build New Nuclear Plants
Mid American Energy still is keeping the option open to build new nuclear plants in Iowa. One would be on
Read morePhotos: New Images From Fukushima Daiichi Press Tour
These images were released by the press pool and show the current conditions of Fukushima Daiichi. There are also some
Read moreJapan’s NRA To Digitize & Release 900,000 Pages Of Fukushima Disaster Documents
Japan Daily Press is reporting that the NRA has announced a project to scan and post online 900,000 pages of
Read moreUS Faces Showdown Over Energy
After Fukushima more attention was payed to Germany’s energy change efforts. This program long pre-dates Fukushima but announcements that Germany
Read moreUnit 3 Daiichi Pool Accident Analysis
TEPCO announced this week that the 1.5 ton mast for the refueling crane fell into the pool and sank as
Read moreAsahi Shimbun Calls For New TEPCO Investigation
An editorial put out today by Asahi Shimbun calls for a new Diet investigation into the Fukushima Daiichi accident. Events
Read moreMonju Fast Breeder Nuclear Reactor Skipped Critical Safety Checks
Earlier it was reported that Monju staff had put off 9,847 safety checks. Now they have admitted to regulators that they
Read moreTEPCO Lied To Diet Investigation, Excuses Do Not Add Up
Numerous news agencies are reporting that TEPCO lied to the Diet committee investigating the Fukushima nuclear disaster. In February of
Read moreMore US Nuclear Plants May Be Shut Down
The Crystal River nuclear plant was formally started on the permanent shut down process this week. It may not stop
Read moreIncident: Brief Station Blackout At Oi Nuclear Plant, Japan
The Oi nuclear plant had a brief station blackout (loss of all power) when a trainee hit the wrong switch
Read moreWhat To Know About Crystal River Nuclear Plant Permanent Shutdown
Duke Energy has decided to permanently shut down their Crystal River unit 3 reactor in Florida. This came after a
Read more8.0 Quake Solomon Islands – Tsunami Warning Issued
Get live updates at chat.fukuleaks.org/web UPDATE: Tsunami Advisory – New Zealand http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/ Repeated aftershocks via USGS – 5.5 to 6.0 range
Read moreNew Publication: Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Fuel Won’t Melt if Spent Fuel Pool Drains
fukuleaks.org/web has published new findings from their research regarding unit 4’s spent fuel pool. The pool at unit 4 has
Read moreProsecutors Seize Fukushima Plant Chief Testimony, May Prosecute
Prosecutors investigating the Fukushima nuclear disaster have seized previous testimony of Fukushima plant chief Masao Yoshida. They attempted to interrogate
Read moreOi Nuclear Plant May Be Shut Down In July
Oi nuclear plant will need to shut down for refueling in July of this year. It may take a considerable
Read moreFukushima Worker Exposures Updated
TEPCO has released new worker exposure information. It shows about what would be expected. Most of the current exposures were
Read moreTEPCO Releases Large Photo Dump – Image Gallery
TEPCO released a large collection of images they classified as a mixture of employee images gathered on the disaster. Asahi
Read moreFukushima Evacuation Zone Debris To Be Incinerated
NHK is reporting that work will begin in the portion of Minamisoma that was part of the evacuation zone to
Read more6.9 Quake In Hokkaido Japan – Tsunami Warnings Issued
6.9 quake in Hokkaido and tsunami warnings issued for Pacific including Hawaii 23:17 JST 02 Feb 2013 42.7N 143.3E 120
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