The Fukushima Disaster Recovery That Wasn’t
Since the initial evacuations, the Japanese government has been telling people they will go home very soon. The disaster is
Read moreSince the initial evacuations, the Japanese government has been telling people they will go home very soon. The disaster is
Read moreThe details of the equipment and process for initial fuel removal at unit 2 have been further refined. Most of
Read moreTEPCO revealed some new plans in the long term effort to find the melted nuclear fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. IRID,
Read moreTEPCO has announced new work at Fukushima Daiichi related to the unit 1-2 vent tower. This location has the highest
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Read moreMayors from five cities in Chiba prefecture requested for an 8th time that the central government deal with high level
Read moreA Japanese NGO posted these photos to social media showing signs installed on the newly opened highway 114 near Fukushima
Read moreNew information has been released by TEPCO on unit 2’s missing fuel. This provides significant new clues to the meltdown
Read moreWhere: Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture When: January 2017 to February 2018 This was brought to our attention that some unusual
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Read moreTEPCO and the associated research & decommissioning authorities recently published a new report outlining the effort to collect the remains
Read moreTEPCO and IRID announced that a new inspection scope has been developed to look into the unit 2 containment pedestal
Read moreThe plan itself made news as yet another half baked business idea trying to attract attention a few years back.
Read moreThis is a continuing report on the new findings for the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi from the recent NDF Conference.
Read moreThis is a continuing report on the new findings for the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi from the recent NDF Conference.
Read moreThe Nuclear Decommissioning Facilitation Corp (NDF) held their annual meeting recently. Presentations by various experts and those involved with the
Read moreTEPCO released two videos days after inspections inside unit 3 took place. These videos along with the related still images
Read moreTEPCO released a report with some new conclusions related to the earlier inspections of unit 1’s containment floor. The new
Read moreSignificant new information has been slow in coming. We expect the muon scan results for unit 3 at any moment
Read moreA storage tunnel at the Hanford National Lab collapsed Tuesday. This tunnel was built in the 1950’s and was used
Read moreThe newly elected governor of Niigata has effectively put a stop to the new TEPCO attempt to restart the massive
Read moreIRID released a report late in December, 2016 that outlines in great detail, the technical tasks involved in the upcoming
Read moreAs Japan begins addressing some of their older nuclear facilities they are discovering the pain other nuclear nations have put
Read moreThis surprising news requires a bit of back story. The sitting Niigata prefecture governor, Hirohiko Izumida has been blocking the
Read moreWe reported in September 2015, the results of the Nagoya University muon scans of unit 2. These scans are less
Read moreJust this week, Japan’s nuclear industry has seen two major hits to the restart plans. Anti-nuclear advocate Satoshi Mitazono was elected
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Read moreSome unusual radiation readings may provide clues to a significant set of radiation leaks at Diablo Canyon back in 2015.
Read moreThe Fukushima Daiichi Manga released a few years ago will be made available in English in 2017. Advance purchase is
Read moreFukushima rice will be available for sale in the UK starting in July. It will also be supplied to some
Read moreAnother update to the frozen wall was released. The new report shows some minor changes. The unit 1 section continues
Read moreTEPCO injected cement near parts of section 1 of the frozen wall on June 8. South sections of the frozen
Read more“I would say it was a cover-up,” Hirose told a news conference. “It’s extremely regrettable.” TEPCO put out a press
Read moreThe recent TEPCO investigation into events during the early phase of the Fukushima Disaster raised a few questions. TEPCO claims
Read moreTEPCO’s “third party” investigation of their actions during the initial disaster has landed them in more trouble. The report insinuated
Read moreThe 3rd party investigation prompted by Niigata prefecture concluded that TEPCO’s president instructed company officials to not mention the word
Read moreThe frozen wall at Fukushima Daiichi has seen some minor progress amid ongoing problems with freezing portions of the wall.
Read moreFormer regulator and seismologist Kunihiko Shimazaki blasted the current safety screening methods being used by Japan’s NRA. He cites that the
Read moreTEPCO released preliminary information from the second muon scan of unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This scan finds no fuel
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