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Fukushima Unit 1 New “Plan B” To Remove Spent Fuel

December 18, 2019December 15, 2019 Editor 1 Comment 2019, decommissioning, Fukushima Daiichi, plans, spent fuel pool, unit 1

TEPCO has added an additional option to their plans for the removal of spent fuel from unit 1 at Fukushima

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Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Damage Identified

December 16, 2019December 15, 2019 Editor 1 Comment 2019, damage, decommissioning, Fukushima Daiichi, removal, spent fuel, unit 3

TEPCO has identified twelve fuel assemblies with damaged lifting handles. Further damage can not be identified at this point as

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Fukushima Unit 6 Cooling Pump Fails

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, failure, Fukushima Daiichi, rhr, spent fuel pool, unit 6

An RHR (reactor heat removal) pump at Fukushima Daiichi unit 6 failed on November 19th. The suppression chamber suction valve

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TEPCO Mangles Fuel Rod At Fukushima Daiichi

December 10, 2019 Editor 0 Comments damaged, fuel rod, Fukushima Daiichi, unit 6

An unused fuel rod from the unit 6 reactor was damaged in late November according to TEPCO’s most recent roadmap

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First Photos of Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Cap

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Editor 1 Comment 2019, cap, Containment, fukushima, inspection, unit 1

TEPCO released these photos as part of the end of the month report. This is the first look at the

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Fukushima Spent Fuel Update 10.2019

November 22, 2019November 21, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, cask storage, common pool, Fukushima Daiichi, spent fuel

Spent fuel at Fukushima Daiichi has made some slow progress as storage space is strained. 4.9% of the spent fuel

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Fukushima Unit 2 Has A Spent Fuel Removal Plan

November 20, 2019 Editor 0 Comments cask, fuel debris, fuel removal, Fukushima Daiichi, spent fuel, unit 2

TEPCO and the NDF have released documentation describing their plan to remove both the spent fuel and at least some

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Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection Update

November 18, 2019November 17, 2019 Editor 1 Comment Containment, daiichi, dust monitor, fukushima, inspeciton, unit 1

Plans to inspect inside the containment structure of unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi has again hit a series of delays.

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Fuel Removal Technology Given A Test Run At Fukushima Daiichi

November 5, 2019November 4, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, muscle robot, pump, turbine building, unit 3

The “muscle robot” technology developed to potentially remove fuel debris from reactors at Fukushima Daiichi is being given a test

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Fukushima Unit 1-2 Vent Tower Progress Update

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, removal, unit 1 2 vent tower, vent tower

The unit 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi is the most dangerous location on site outside of the reactor buildings.

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91 Bags Of Contaminated Fukushima Soil Washed Away In Typhoon

November 3, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, contaminated, fukushima, soil, typhoon hagibis, washed away

NHK is reporting that 90 bags of contaminated soil floated away in a river during Typhoon Hagibis. 25 of those

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SimplyInfo.org; Unit 1 Interim Report 2019

October 28, 2019October 31, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, Containment, daiichi, fukushima, inspections, reactor well, report, robot, unit 1

A number of new events tied to unit 1 have taken place. These lend new insight into the initial disaster

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Fukushima Nuclear Fuel Imaging Tool Created For Under $150

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 3d, Containment, Corium, daiichi, fuel debris, fukushima, imaging, nuclear fuel, robots, ROV

Researchers developed a 3D imaging system that could be used to located Fukushima’s melted nuclear fuel for under $150 using

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Fukushima Daiichi Typhoon Hagibis Damage Update 10.15.19

October 15, 2019 Editor 0 Comments contaminated soil, Fukushima Daiichi, hagibis, landslide, typhoon

New report of landslides at Fukushima Daiichi: TEPCO reports today that some minor landslides due to the recent typhoon were

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Another Nuclear Power Scandal In Japan

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Editor 1 Comment bribery, japan, kansai electric, KEPCO, nuclear, scandal

The recent gifts scandal at Kansai Electric shows details of a corporate culture on the take. These problems were well

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Fukushima Daiichi Water Infiltration From Typhoon

October 13, 2019 Editor 1 Comment daiichi, damage, fukushima, hagibis, typhoon

Typhoon Hagibis has mostly cleared from Fukushima Prefecture. TEPCO published a series of reports of water infiltration at the plant

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Extremely Strong Typhoon Headed For Fukushima Daiichi

October 12, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, Fukushima Daiichi, hagibis, japan, typhoon

An extremely strong typhoon is headed directly at Fukushima Daiichi. Typhoon Hagibis is currently making landfall near Tokyo and Chiba

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SimplyInfo.org; A Fukushima Update 10.10.19

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, daini, fukushima, restarts, tsunami wall, uranium, water

We round up recent news from Fukushima Daiichi and related events. TEPCO has continued to delay the completion of a

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No Justice; TEPCO Execs Found Not Guilty In Negligence Trial

September 19, 2019 Editor 0 Comments executives, fukushima, TEPCO, trial

NHK reports that all three TEPCO execs were found not guilty this morning in the conclusion of the years long

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Fukushima Disaster At Center Of Evolving South Korea vs. Japan Feud

September 6, 2019August 29, 2019 Editor 0 Comments contamination, daiichi, diplomatic, food, fukushima, japan, olympics, South Korea

Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been problematic in recent years. Fights over WWII human rights abuses, trade disputes

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Fukushima Unit 1 Reactor Well Inspection Results

September 4, 2019September 3, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, inspection, reactor, robot, robots, unit 1, well

The inspection of the unit 1 reactor well began in July, continuing into the end of August. A trio of

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Fukushima Unit 1 Spent Fuel Pool Inspection

September 3, 2019August 30, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, inspection, spent fuel pool, unit 1

The first inspection of the unit 1 spent fuel pool has been conducted. Workers found visibility of about 7 meters

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TEPCO Uses New Laser Decontamination System At Fukushima Daiichi

September 3, 2019August 28, 2019 Editor 0 Comments bolt together, daiichi, decontamination, fukushima, laser, water tanks

TEPCO has deployed a laser decontamination system at Fukushima Daiichi. This new system is currently being used to decontaminate the

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Demolition Rig For Fukushima Vent Tower Has 3 Failures

September 1, 2019August 28, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, decommissioning, failure, fukushima, rig, vent tower

The remote cutting rig for dismantling the highly contaminated unit 1-2 vent tower has had three failures since it began

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Fukushima Daiichi Contract Workers Receive Medical Checks

August 30, 2019August 28, 2019 Editor 0 Comments contractors, daiichi, fukushima, health, workers

TEPCO is providing health checks on current and former contract workers at Fukushima Daiichi. The report appears to indicate this

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Fukushima Unit 5, New Tsunami Damage Evidence

August 28, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, damage, fukushima, generator, subdrain, tsunami, unit 5

TEPCO has published new information about units 5 and 6 at Fukushima Daiichi. Work has begun to repair and use

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Fukushima Unit 1; Site Of Significant New Work

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 Editor 1 Comment containment inspection, daiichi, fukushima, reactor well inspection, spent fuel pool, unit 1, vent tower

Fukushima Unit 1 has been the site of significant new work on multiple fronts. We outline the new events and

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Reactor Well Inspections Start At Fukushima Unit 1

July 19, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, fukushima, inspection, reactor well, refueling floor, robots, unit 1

TEPCO published preliminary photos July 18th showing the start of inspection work of the reactor well for unit 1. Two

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TEPCO Confirms Fuel Microparticles At Daiichi Reactors

July 1, 2019 Editor 0 Comments black stuff, cesium balls, daiichi, fukushima, glass, glass balls, microparticles, reactor, uranium

TEPCO has confirmed new details about the existence of fuel microparticles at the three reactors that suffered meltdowns. Deeper detail

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Workers Enter Fukushima Electrical Room In Socks, Get Contaminated

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Editor 0 Comments contamination, Fukushima Daiichi, RO, unit 4, workers

This unusual event at Fukushima Daiichi took place in early June. Workers entered a 2nd floor electrical room in the

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Japan Govt. Erases Fukushima’s Victims

June 14, 2019June 11, 2019 Editor 0 Comments evacuees, fukushima, olympics, reconstruction

Optics are everything when you are trying to pretend a large scale disaster isn’t a large scale disaster. Asahi Shimbun

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How Work To Remove A Radioactive Tower At Fukushima Daiichi Went Wrong

June 12, 2019June 11, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, cutting, decommissioning, fukushima, removal, unit 1, unit 2, vent tower

Measure twice, cut once. Work to remove the highly contaminated units 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi took an unfortunate

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Fukushima Unit 2 Spent Fuel Removal Plan May Drastically Change

June 10, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, decommissioning, removal, spent fuel, unit 2

TEPCO previously announced their plan for removing spent fuel from unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This involved removing the roof

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The Fire Engines At Fukushima Daiichi

May 11, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fire engine, fresh water, fukushima, sea water, water injection

We have added a new page to our site. This new page contains the data and specifications for fire engines

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New Discovery At Fukushima Unit 3 Provides Clues To Meltdown Severity, Environmental Releases

May 3, 2019 Editor 0 Comments concrete, daiichi, ejected, explosion, fuel, fukushima, spent fuel pool, unit 3

TEPCO recently published a video of the work to remove spent fuel from the unit 3 fuel pool. In this

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SimplyInfo.org; New Clues To Melt Through At Unit 2

April 25, 2019 Editor 0 Comments Corium, criticality, fissioning, fuel debris, fukushima, recriticality, unit 2

As we work through refining what took place at Fukushima Daiichi, old data can have new meaning in light of

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TEPCO Confirms Our Theory On Fukushima Unit 2

April 16, 2019April 15, 2019 Editor 1 Comment Corium, decommissioning, fuel debris, fuel removal, fukushima, inspection, unit 2

Revelations documented by The Mainichi from a late March press conference by TEPCO confirm our theories on unit 2. We

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SimplyInfo.org Website Update

April 6, 2019 Editor 0 Comments

We have upgraded our website! This may cause some older links and bookmarks to no longer work. We are working

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Fukushima Unit 2; New Containment Panorama Photos

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Editor 0 Comments Containment, Corium, fuel debris, fukushima, pedestal, photos, unit 2

A pair of new panoramic photos from inside Fukushima unit 2’s containment have been published. TEPCO provided the photos as

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Fukushima Unit 1 Upcoming Inspection; What You Need To Know

March 31, 2019 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, inspection, robot, rov. 2019, unit 1

TEPCO and the various entities tasked with dealing with the disaster clean up at Fukushima Daiichi have announced details of

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