Fukushima Daiichi Worker Died From Accident Injuries Saturday
Another worker at Fukushima Daiichi has died. The worker was doing some sort of work involving small tanker trucks used
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Fukushima Unit 1 Discharge Canal Contamination Rising
A report released on July 26th showed that contamination levels in the unit 1 discharge canal at the end closer
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Failed Projects, Skyrocketing Costs, TEPCO Urged To Sue Fukushima Daiichi Contractors
A board of audit overseeing the Fukushima disaster is urging TEPCO to sue some of their contractors over failed projects.
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Fukushima Daiichi Discharge Canal Sees Large Contamination Increase
We previously reported about increases at the unit 1 discharge canal back in February. The highs back then were in
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Disaster Four Year Report
It has been four years since the massive triple disaster struck Japan. In some ways much has changed, in others,
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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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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 moreSimplyInfo Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; Nov 2, 2014
Tsunami evacuees caught in $30 billion Japan money trap http://www.trust.org/item/20141031005413-ux955/?source=leadCarousel OPPD employee raked in 1.2 million while the plant failed
Read moreSimplyInfo.org News Roundup; October 19, 2014
Alarm after serious breakdowns at ageing Hunterston nuclear plant http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/environment/alarm-after-serious-breakdowns-at-ageing-hunterston-nuclear-plant.25565033 Japan rises to challenge of becoming ‘hydrogen society’ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/12/national/japan-rises-challenge-becoming-hydrogen-society/#.VDqr1fldUrk As
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Germany declares export of nuclear waste to Savannah River to be illegal blocking the action http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/technik/atommuell-gutachten-castor-transport-in-usa-illegal-a-992292.html#ref=plista 1/3 of security cameras
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TEPCO Gets Approval To Concrete Tunnels At Fukushima Daiichi
As part of the ongoing work to install the frozen wall around the reactor buildings at Fukushima Daiichi, concreting some
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TEPCO To Try Two New Tactics To Stem Radioactive Tide At Fukushima Daiichi
Efforts to freeze a trench near unit 2 in order to remove highly radioactive water has continued to have problems.
Read moreSimplyInfo.Org; Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup 8.3.2014
Gov’t raises max allowable ambient radiation level in nuclear disaster cleanup zones http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20140731p2a00m0na022000c.html TEPCO is now dumping 15 tons of
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Fukushima Trench Freezing Failures & Tactics Technical Report
Update: Added table of sea water data at the end and another TEPCO handout on the work released this week.
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Data coming soon Frozen Wall Work TEPCO admitted a few weeks ago to METI that the trench freezing
Read moreTEPCO Prepares For Tropical Storm At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO reported to NHK that they are preparing for the incoming tropical storm. Cranes and tank weirs have been prepped
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TEPCO Admits Deep Groundwater Contamination & Leak To Sea
TEPCO has been doing further groundwater investigations at the plant including testing for contamination at various depths to understand what
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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report – Water
Contaminated water issues dominated TEPCO’s work and reporting out of the plant. The ALPS system intended to remove some of
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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Unit 1 Technical Report
With the 3rd anniversary of the 3-11 triple disaster approaching we have taken a look at the changes that have
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Panel Urges New Water Responses At Fukushima Daiichi
One of the various panels making suggestions for the response to the mess at Fukushima Daiichi has called for 5
Read moreSimplyInfo.org; Fukushima News Roundup November 11, 2013
TEPCO will begin work on the frozen wall project in December. TEPCO is trying to stave off efforts to force
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Fukushima Reality Challenges Abe’s Olympic Folly
Japan PM Abe made this rather outrageous statement to the press this week as questions piled up about the Tokyo
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Fukushima Daiichi Sends Japan Govt. Into Tailspin
Nobody knows what is going on. TEPCO has announced they are forming yet another task force, this one to deal
Read moreFatal Flaws In Fukushima Radioactive Water Tanks Found
TEPCO has given out more information about the design of 300+ tanks being used on site to hold highly radioactive
Read moreTEPCO’s Fantasy World
TEPCO released this unrealistic statement to the press today. The report was for their creditors. In this report TEPCO claims
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News articles newer than 2013 can be found in our Dropbox archive. If you need downloadable copies of any of
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SimplyInfo.org; Fukushima Update 11.10.21
This is a roundup of recent news stories related to the Fukushima disaster that is of note: A section
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Fukushima Water Problem Will Be A Decade Says TEPCO Consultant
TEPCO consultant Dale Klein told Der Spiegel that the ongoing water crisis at Fukushima Daiichi will be an ongoing problem
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