Radiation Spike At Fukushima Daiichi Discharge Canal
A significant spike in contaminated water levels at Fukushima Daiichi in the unit 1 discharge canal was reported today. Readings
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TEPCO Issues Empty Threat Over Nuclear Plant Shutdowns
TEPCO issued the threat of a rate hike if they were not allowed to restart their reactors at Kashiwazaki Kariwa.
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Tuesday Earthquake Aftershock Of 3-11 Quake
Experts cited the early Tuesday 6.9 quake in Iwate Prefecture was an aftershock of the 2011 “3-11” quake. The Tuesday
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Face Mask Rules At Fukushima Daiichi To Be Relaxed In May
TEPCO announced that workers will be allowed to wear half masks or dust masks in more areas at Fukushima Daiichi
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TEPCO Begins Concreting Unit 4 Trench At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has begun concreting in the seawater piping trench for unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. The work has been on
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1000 Homes In Fukushima To Be Demolished
1000 homes are set to be demolished after they were previously decontaminated. Most homes had suffered significant damage due to
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Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scan Scheduled For May 2015
IRID is reporting that the muon scan of unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi will begin around May 10th of 2015.
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Frozen Wall Delayed As More Concreting At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO announced a two week delay in work to install a frozen underground wall around the leaking reactors at Fukushima
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2nd Mobile Strontium 90 Filter System In Service At Fukushima Daiichi
A second mobile strontium 90 filtration system is in service at Fukushima Daiichi after initial testing. The portable system housed
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NHK Report; Fukushima Meltdowns Released More Radiation Than Assumed
A recent NHK video report on the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns revealed some critical new details about the meltdowns and the
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Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection To Begin In April
AP is reporting that Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 will get the first of three anticipated containment inspections in early April
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TEPCO Begins Concreting Unit 3 Trench
TEPCO concreted the unit 3 trench in some unannounced work at Fukushima Daiichi. The unit 2 cable trench had been
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Japan Nuclear Safety: 4000 Falsified Safety Checks & Alarm Ignored For 1 Year
JAEA ignored an alarm on a radioactive liquid waste tank for a year, allowing the waste to leak. The incident
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New Study Finds Fukushima Food Contamination Underestimates Strontium 90
A new study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology looked at governmental food testing in Japan. The study reviewed
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Muon Scans Begin At Fukushima Daiichi
Muon scans have begun at Fukushima Daiichi for the unit 1 reactor. The set of three self contained boxes has
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TEPCO Will Not Meet Frozen Wall Deadline At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has disclosed that they will not meet a deadline to have a portion of the frozen wall project done
Read moreThe February SimplyInfo.org Newsletter Is Out!
The newest edition of our monthly newsletter is now available online. Find the latest news about Fukushima Daiichi and related
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US – India Nuclear Liability Deal Explained
The US and India have signed a nuclear power deal that drastically changes the liability of the industry that wants
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; Dec 29, 2014
Sendai nuclear plant could restart in March http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20141225_06.html 400 items declared state secrets in Japan under new law http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/12/27/national/politics-diplomacy/government-entities-designate-400-state-secrets-under-new-law/#.VJ7V014AKA Ministry,
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Fukushima Radiation Hits North American Coast, What It Means
Woods Hole’s radioactive oceans project detected Fukushima identified radiation off the US/Canadian coast this week. But what does this mean
Read moreFukushima Farmers Bring Cow To Tokyo, Demand Investigation Into Strange Diseases
Fukushima farmers brought a cow to Tokyo to demand the government conduct an investigation into the strange illnesses the cattle
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WIPP’s Refusal On Public Accountability
Since the incidents at WIPP in February the city of Carlsbad has been holding periodic town hall meetings to update
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Inspection Shows Some More Damaged
TEPCO released a small selection of images of some of the fuel removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool.
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Fukushima Reactor Water Leak Sources Admitted By TEPCO
Buried in the most recent Roadmap document is some useful information about how and where reactor water is leaking out
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New Fukushima Daiichi Workers Exposure Report
TEPCO has released worker exposure numbers for February. Five workers have hit the 75-100 mSv level. Twenty-eight in the 50-75
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TEPCO 2011-2014 A Systemic Failure
SimplyInfo.org member Peter Melzer takes a look at the systemic failures at TEPCO and how cognitive processes impact what has
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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report Unit 3
Unit 3 saw considerable work take place in the last year. The torus of this unit was considered to be
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Fukushima Daiichi; Abusing Workers & Avoiding Liability
Examples of the continued abuse of workers hired to work at the nuclear disaster site continued in the last year.
Read more放射能は人々を見えない存在にする ロバート・ジェイコブズ | Radiation Makes People Invisible – Japanese Version
放射能は人々を見えない存在にする ロバート・ジェイコブズ A version in English IS available here: http://Wp.Me/p1zinA-3bv 放射能は人々を見えない存在にする。放射線を浴びる、つまり被ばくすると、健康に害が及ぶこ とは知られている。高い放射線量を浴びた場合は、死にいたることさえある。しかし、放射能が及 ぼす影響はそれだけではない。被ばくした人たちは、そして健康障害はないが被ばくした恐れがあ る人たちでさえも、人生が大きく変えられてしまう。彼らは「二級市民」とみなされ、家族、地域 コミュニティ、ふるさと、昔ながらの食生活、受け継がれてきた知恵までもが奪われてしまう。残 された人生を、ふるさとに戻りたい、普通の生活に戻りたいと願いながら過ごすことになる。そし て、自分たちは犠牲者となったこと、自分たちが幸せな暮らしを送れるかどうかは政府や地域社会 の関心の的ではないことを少しずつ悟るのである。 核技術の社会的、文化的側面を研究する歴史家として、筆者は何年にもわたって世界中の被ばく 地域をめぐり、調査を行ってきた。こうした地域の人たちの多くが被ばくした原因は、核実験、
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Fukushima & The Controversy Of The Pacific
There were big concerns thrown around about the situation in the Pacific related to Fukushima in the last year. Oceanographers
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New Independent Fukushima Food Contamination Results
People in Japan early on realized they needed to take things into their own hands if they wanted to know
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Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Has A Hole In It
Kyodo is reporting a 3cm hole in the unit 2 torus. TEPCO claims that water is leaking out through this
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At Fukushima Daiichi; What The Media Isn’t Reporting
There have been a number of things going on at the plant in recent weeks that do not make the
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US Federal Workers Group Sues NRC To Disclose US Dam Failure Risk To Nuclear Plants
PEER a group representing public workers has filed a lawsuit against the US NRC for their refusal to share information
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Fukushima Clean Up Effort May Be Futile, People Being Forced To Return.
More people are beginning to question the efforts to decontaminate areas in Fukushima. With a price tag that could reach
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TEPCO Hides Reactor 2 Radiation Data, 11 Days & Counting
TEPCO did inspection work on unit 2 on August 12th, in the midst of the discovery of widespread groundwater leaks
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Fukushima Leak To Be Upgraded To INES Level 3 Disaster
Japan’s NRA is considering upgrading the new leak at Fukushima Daiichi to an INES level 3 disaster. The scale from
Read moreDaiichi Workers Sprayed With Contaminated Water From Misting System
Workers waiting for a bus were sprayed with radioactive water at Fukushima Daiichi. TEPCO estimated the workers were contaminated at
Read moreFukushima Daiichi Worker Explains Un-analyzed Risks In Unit 1 Spent Fuel Removal
Fukushima worker Happy wrote extensively yesterday on Twitter about what he sees as some considerable risks with the upcoming work
Read moreNews Roundup; Monday June 10, 2013
TEPCO admits a math error led to wrong estimate of unit 2 reactor pressure at the height of the
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