Fukushima; What Will The Future Be?
Many media reports tried to document the 5th anniversary of the 3-11 disaster. Some gave it superficial coverage. Others tried
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Japanese Court Forces Takahama Nuclear Plant To Shut Down
A district court in Shiga prefecture has forced Kansai Electric to shut down unit 3 at Takahama Nuclear Plant and
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima 5th Year Report
Our research team’s 5th year report on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is out. Full of technical details rarely covered
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IAEA Says Feature Key To Controlling Fukushima Disaster Not Used Elsewhere
The head of the IAEA talked about this with Kyodo News recently. The seismic “isolated” building, sometimes referred to as
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Chat Service Restored
Chat service has been intermittent for the last 4 hours. It should be corrected now. If you continue to have
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3 TEPCO Execs Indicted On Criminal Negligence Charges
Three TEPCO executives were successfully indicted on Monday in Tokyo. The three are Tsunehisa Katsumata, 75, chairman of TEPCO at
Read moreTakahama Reactor Fails Days After Restart
An issue in the turbine systems caused unit 4 at the Takahama nuclear plant in Japan to automatically shut down just
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TEPCO Admits To Fukushima Meltdown Coverup
TEPCO has admitted that they failed to officially notify the government of the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi and that they
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Fukushima Ice Wall To Begin Freezing Early March
TEPCO should begin freezing the sea side of the ice wall in early March according to Asahi Shimbun. That should
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Details On Fukushima Tritium Removal System
Kurion’s tritium removal system is inching closer to implementation. Bloomberg has some information on how the system will work. A
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TEPCO And NRA Agree On Fukushima Frozen Wall Plan
TEPCO and NRA have come to an agreement to being operation of the frozen wall. TEPCO wanted to freeze the
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Fukushima Daiichi Frozen Wall Controversy Hits Stalemate
The NRA in Japan has put a stop to implementation of the frozen wall. Our ongoing reporting on the frozen
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A Fukushima Evacuee’s Story; Who Represents Us?
We try to present the first hand experience of those impacted by the Fukushima disaster whenever possible. Those who have
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Strontium 90 Rises Between Units 1 And 2 At Fukushima Daiichi
Strontium 90 has risen in a number of wells between unit 1 and 2 at Fukushima Daiichi to record levels.
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New Meltdown Byproduct Found Far From Fukushima Daiichi
Another type of material has been found by researchers that is tied to the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi. We have
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New Plan To Inspect Fukushima Unit 1 Unveiled
IRID has published a new plan to complete phase 2 of the robot containment inspection of unit 1 at Fukushima
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Postponed Further
TEPCO is reporting that the effort to put a robot into unit 2’s containment has been delayed further. Work to
Read more2013 Fukushima Dust Release May Have Caused Fallout At Regulator
In the summer of 2013 researchers from Kyoto University began finding evidence of new radiation releases from Fukushima Daiichi. By
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Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Removal Work Begins
The process to remove the spent fuel from the pool at unit 3 will be a long term project but
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Virtual Reality Being Used To Tackle Fukushima Daiichi
If you wondered why there was an interest within the last year to take 3D images of the reactor buildings
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TEPCO Releases Photos Of Fukushima Unit 1 Demolition
TEPCO released two images of the work underway to remove the refueling floor level of unit 1. They commented that
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The Problems With Takahama
Takahama unit 3 is the most recent nuclear reactor to attempt a restart in Japan. It is also one of
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Foxes Invade Fukushima Unit 2 Reactor Building
TEPCO reported finding foxes have invaded the unit 2 reactor building. The plant has had problems with rats in the
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Japanese Govt. To Reuse Fukushima Contaminated Soil
The Environment Ministry has announced they plan to “reuse” contaminated soil in public construction projects. Last week they announced that
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Fukushima Unit 3 3D Torus Scans Begin
3D inspections of the unit 3 torus room are set to begin December 22nd. This work is expected to investigate
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Salt Water Infiltrates Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has admitted a new problem with the water management and steel sea wall at Fukushima Daiichi. Salt levels in
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TEPCO Makes Two New Big Admissions On Fukushima Disaster
TEPCO has made two major admissions on the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The Japanese press has documented these two out of
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Japan’s Craziest Nuclear Idea To Date
The Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry is exploring the idea of storing their high level nuclear waste under the
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How The US & Japan See India As Ripe For Nuclear Exploitation
The groundwork goes back decades. After WWII the US looked to shed the reputation gained after the bombings of Hiroshima
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Fukushima Evacuees Denied Housing, Pushed Back To The Zone
Mainichi has an in depth look at the evolving problems for evacuees. While the government has claimed it would treat
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Russia Wants To Reprocess Fuel From Fukushima Daiichi
Russia has expressed interest in reprocessing the large amounts of spent fuel from Fukushima Daiichi at their Mayak nuclear site.
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Fukushima Pacific Plume Reaches Predicted Levels
A press release from Woods Hole announced today that new radiation readings for the Pacific off the North American coast
Read moreNew Fukushima Unit 1 Investigations Begin
A series of new robot investigations were announced by TEPCO last week. These efforts are to gather data about general
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Lasers Being Researched For Use At Fukushima Daiichi
GE-Hitachi and Sugino Machine signed a deal to work on research for creating lasers to be used for melted fuel
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Report On Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection 2015
Hitachi’s shape changing robot (at least one of them, they have more) is abandoned and dead inside the containment of
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Leak At Fukushima Daiichi Reaches Port
A contaminated water leak into the drainage ditches up on the hill was found to have at least in part
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Fukushima Daiichi Chills Out
TEPCO released two photos of the newly installed refrigeration unit for the underground frozen wall at Fukushima Daiichi. No other
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2014 Fukushima Fallout Maps Published
Japan’s NRA published new fallout maps. The first one is the current radiation levels in the evacuation zone but does
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Fukushima Roadmap Update Shows Changes At Disaster Site
METI released a new roadmap document for Fukushima Daiichi. Most of it is repeats of old information. There were a
Read moreThousands Of Cracks Found In Belgian Reactors, Other Reactors Could Have The Same Flaw
Greenpeace is reporting the new round of inspections on two reactors in Belgium found thousands of additional cracks in the
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