Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Suffer Containment Damage In Quake

A report published by TEPCO today shows new containment damage suffered by units 1 and 3 at Fukushima Daiichi as

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Japan’s Nuclear Safety Rules Found To Be Flawed

A Japanese court found that Japan’s nuclear regulator’s decision to allow the Oi nuclear plant to restart was unreasonable and

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SimplyInfo.org; Fukushima Update November 2020

Below are some of the more notable new information related to Fukushima Daiichi from recent weeks. We will have more

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Unit 3 Receives New Turbine Building Cover

The unit 3 turbine building suffered roof damage during the 2011 explosion at that reactor. A temporary cover had been

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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

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Fukushima Unit 3 Suppression Chamber To Be Drained

Fukushima unit 3 will have contaminated water removed from the suppression chamber to help improve the earthquake resistance of the

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Questionable Fukushima Radiation Exposure Studies Retracted

A pair of radiation exposure studies on the people of Date City have been retracted. Authors Hayano and Miyazaki retracted

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Fukushima Unit 2 Fuel Debris Plan Further Confirmed

The details of the equipment and process for initial fuel removal at unit 2 have been further refined. Most of

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Massive US Nuclear Bribery Scandal Exposed By FBI

A bribery scandal involving the GOP Speaker of the House in Ohio, four associates, and nuclear power plant owner FirstEnergy

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TEPCO Implements Restrictions At Fukushima Daiichi To Control Covid

Fukushima prefecture has managed to keep covid cases down to a total of 82. For obvious reasons TEPCO has been

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Fukushima Unit 1 Spent Fuel Pool Cover Installed

TEPCO has completed the installation of a floating air bag to protect the spent fuel pool at unit 1, Fukushima

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Fukushima Unit 2 Spent Fuel Pool Inspection

TEPCO announced an upcoming inspection of unit 2’s spent fuel pool. The work will be done using an underwater ROV

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Fukushima Daiichi New Effort To Locate Nuclear Fuel Announced

TEPCO revealed some new plans in the long term effort to find the melted nuclear fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. IRID,

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New High Risk Work For Fukushima Daiichi Announced

TEPCO has announced new work at Fukushima Daiichi related to the unit 1-2 vent tower. This location has the highest

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Pandemic Risks & Disruption At World’s Nuclear Plants

The pandemic has caused some very real safety threats to the nuclear industry worldwide. The disruption and a distracted public

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New Fukushima Daiichi Hot Spot Found & Trillion Yen Fuel Debris Clean Up

TEPCO says it will cost $12.6 billion USD to remove fuel at the units 2 and 3 reactors at Fukushima

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SimplyInfo.org Annual Report; Plant Facilities

This is one section of our annual report, the full report can be found here. We will be posting a

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SimplyInfo.org; Annual Report – Units 4, 5 & 6

This is one section of our annual report, the full report can be found here. We will be posting a

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SimplyInfo.org; Annual Report – Reactor Technical Developments

This is one section of our annual report, the full report can be found here. We will be posting a

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Onagawa Nuclear Plant Given Restart Permission

The Onagawa nuclear plant north of Fukushima Daiichi has been given permission to restart by Japan’s nuclear regulator. The plant’s

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Coronavirus Causes Unanticipated Problem At Fukushima Daiichi

The type of tyvek suit workers use at Fukushima Daiichi is suddenly in short supply world wide. The same air

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Fukushima Unit 3 – New Unanswered Questions

The new inspections at Fukushima unit 3 by Japan’s nuclear regulator (NRA) has raised new questions and brought some old

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Fukushima Radioactive Sump Water Disappears

Radioactive water in the sump pit at the base of the unit 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi escaped in

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