Scorpion Robot To Make Suicide Mission Inside Fukushima Unit 2
Asahi Shimbun has announced that the Scorpion robot (aka: Sasori) will attempt to enter unit 2’s containment structure by the
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Fukushima Unit 2 High Radiation Damages New Robot
Preparation work with a cleaning robot was abruptly abandoned today. This cleaning robot was preparing an area for the Scorpion robot to
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Fukushima Unit 2 New Radiation Readings From TEPCO
TEPCO has provided more information on the exact location and nature of these radiation readings provided to the press late
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Fukushima Unit 2 Robot May Not Go In Due To Dangerous Conditions
TEPCO released further information on the scope inspection of unit 2. This included confirmation that our previous estimations of the
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What The New Fukushima Unit 2 Inspection May Indicate
TEPCO released photos and video of the preliminary scope work inside unit 2’s containment. The first set looked at the
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Fukushima Daiichi; Progress & Problems This Week
TEPCO announced that they would further delay spent fuel removal at unit 3, citing high radiation levels. Spent fuel removal
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Progress 2017
This map of the frozen wall, published January 17th shows the current status of the project. Most of the sea
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15 Fukushima Workers Have Cancer
A new report out of TEPCO and the various parties involved in decommissioning documents that 15 workers from Fukushima Daiichi
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Fukushima Unit 3 Cover Building Installation Underway
The cover building installation for unit 3 is currently underway. A TEPCO handout from January 17th shows a “stopper” bracket
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Starts Jan 18th
TEPCO relayed verbally in the Monday press conference that the initial phase of the inspection of unit 2 containment will
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NRA Puts Stop To Plan To Reuse Contaminated Soil
Japan’s Environment Ministry had a plan. They were going to solve the problem of the massive piles of radioactive soil
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection, What You Need To Know
IRID released a report late in December, 2016 that outlines in great detail, the technical tasks involved in the upcoming
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Fukushima Radioactive Boar Create New Problems
Wild boar are a problem across Japan, damaging crops and showing up in populated areas. The boar in Fukushima are
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Frozen Wall Failures Signal Drastic Changes at Fukushima Daiichi
Recent meetings that included TEPCO and Japan’s NRA debated the impact of the frozen wall on groundwater levels at the
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Chaos Breaks Out At Fukushima Food Meeting In Taiwan
A public meeting on the Taiwan government’s plan to ease a food ban on prefectures in Japan impacted by the
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Preparation Starts
TEPCO published a photo with a short explanation and no handout document. The image shows what TEPCO describes as a
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Are Mechs Going To Fukushima Daiichi? Probably Not
News began showing up earlier this week claiming they were going to send a mech style robot to work at
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Fukushima Disaster May Take Major Turn Due To Trump
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe was one of the first foreign leaders to scurry to New York to meet with
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Public To Shoulder Fukushima Decontamination Costs While Waste Piles Up
As of early December 2016 there were more than 9 million radioactive waste bags piled up in Fukushima prefecture alone.
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Fukushima Contaminated Potato Chips Found In Japan
A citizen food testing project found Fukushima related radioactive contamination in a bag of Japanese potato chips. The chips were
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Fukushima Worker’s Thyroid Cancer Linked To Disaster
A TEPCO worker who was involved in the disaster response at Fukushima Daiichi has developed thyroid cancer. The Japanese labor
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TEPCO Erects Mystery Platform Around Unit 2 Fukushima Daiichi
Among images provided by TEPCO of a recent visit to the disaster site by the Kashiwazaki mayor, was this photo.
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Fukushima Fish Still Contaminated
Asahi Shimbun published a fairly misleading article last week where they claimed radiation in Fukushima fish was not detected. This
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Fukushima Disaster To Be Dumped On Taxpayers
As the costs for the disaster response escalate, the Japanese government has been looking for a way to deal with
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SimplyInfo.org Publishes New Report On Fukushima Daiichi
Our newest in depth report is available! Fukushima Daiichi Decay Heat & Corium Status Report Publish date: December 6, 2016
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Japanese Government Plans New Nuclear Reactor In Secret
The Asahi Shimbun has outed a closed door meeting between the current Japanese government and parties within the nuclear industry.
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Taiwan Continues Fukushima Food Ban
Japan has asked Taiwan in recent months via diplomatic channels to re-open food imports from five prefectures impacted by the
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Fukushima Disaster Costs Soar
New estimates have been released for the expected costs for the Fukushima disaster. These costs are broken down by the
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Damage Found At Fukushima Daiichi After Quake, Tsunami
Small pieces of information are coming out of TEPCO. So far no reporting of the status of the storage tanks
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TEPCO Declared All Ok Before They Could Check Fukushima Daiichi After Quake
TEPCO has admitted in a roundabout fashion that they gave the “all ok” for Fukushima Daiichi before they were able
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7.3 Quake Plus Tsunami Hit Fukushima Daiichi, Daini
Update 5: JMA says there could be additional strong quakes. This quake is an aftershock of the 2011 quake Update
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Anger, Protests In Taiwan Over Plan To Allow Fukushima Food Imports
A rushed plan by the Taiwanese government to permit foods from Fukushima prefecture and nearby to be imported has caused
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Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Removal Completed
TEPCO has reported that the last sections of the cover over unit 1 have been removed. The next phase is
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Fukushima Car Washes Struggle With Radioactive Sludge
The Japanese press is reporting a “new” problem in Fukushima prefecture. Sludge tanks at car wash facilities in the region have
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Japan’s Nuclear Industry Takes A Last Ditch Defensive Position
A series of announcements this week signal major upheaval in Japan’s nuclear industry. METI has proposed that TEPCO should start
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Fukushima Vent Tower Drone Inspection Completed
TEPCO reported on October 20th that they completed the drone inspections of unit 1-2 vent tower. Minimal data was provided
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Repair Research Underway
IRID announced details of work that is now underway to determine if a method for repairing the unit 2 suppression
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Niigata Election Throws Wrench In Japan Nuclear Plans
This surprising news requires a bit of back story. The sitting Niigata prefecture governor, Hirohiko Izumida has been blocking the
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Update; October 4, 2016
TEPCO published a new report on the frozen wall dated September 29. TEPCO states that they have frozen 95 percent
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Drones Used To Inspect Fukushima Vent Tower
A flying quadcopter was used to attempt to inspect the Unit 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi. The tower has
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