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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IRID Part 5; Fuel Debris Research
The current working plan is still to try to plug leaks via the torus and torus room, flood containment and
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Fukushima Daiichi Updates From IRID Part 2; New Robots & Work
As part of reviewing IRID’s updates on work progress for Fukushima Daiichi, new information about robots to be used and
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Fukushima Daiichi Updates From IRID Part 1
IRID released a number of progress updates in recent weeks. In this part we cover what is new information about efforts to
Read moreFukushima Daiichi BWR Reactor Spray And Feed Water Systems; Evaluation For Early Failure
FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI BWR REACTOR SPRAY AND FEED WATER SYSTEMS EVALUATION FOR EARLY FAILURE Dean Wilkie (Read as a PDF here) The BWR
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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
Read moreUnit 2 Pedestal Opening Shows Damage; First Image
The image above is the first glimpse of the right side of the pedestal opening for the CRD drive. This
Read moreNew TEPCO Admission On Damage To Reactors; July 29, 2013
TEPCO buried new admissions about the reactor units and their damage in a couple of obscure reports. New unit 1
Read moreTEPCO Needs To Disclose Melted Fuel Locations
TEPCO released some rather rosy estimations of the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi back in November 2011. These estimations at the
Read moreWhere & How Fukushima Daiichi Leaks
After the new round of contaminated water leaks were admitted by TEPCO, we revisited the technical design of the buildings
Read morePre-Tsunami Damage At Fukushima Daiichi
There have been numerous reports of damage to the reactors caused by the earthquakes, not the tsunami or subsequent explosions
Read moreFukushima Year 2; Part 2 Politics & Protest
This is part two of our three part series on the second year of the 3-11 disaster. In part two
Read moreFukushima Year 2; Part 1
Our review of the second year’s events surrounding the 3-11 disaster is broken into three parts. The first part covers
Read moreFukushima 2012; Year In Review
2012 brought considerable progress in attempts to understand the disaster at Daiichi. We saw the first grainy peek into unit
Read more7.3 Quake In Sendai; Round Up Of Key Information & Daiichi Reports
UPDATE: 3:45am GMT Dec 8th; USGS scientists say this may be part of the aftershocks from the March 2011 big
Read moreSpent Fuel Pools At Fukushima; Follow On Report – Corrosion
SPENT FUEL POOLS AT FUKUSHIMA FOLLOW ON REPORT “CORROSION” by Dean Wilkie This paper with all graphics, companion documents, and
Read moreSpent Fuel Pools At Fukushima; Follow On Report “Corrosion”
SPENT FUEL POOLS AT FUKUSHIMA FOLLOW ON REPORT “CORROSION” This paper with all graphics, companion documents and tables can be
Read moreChallenges Again Face Fukushima Daiichi
Both NHK and Asahi Shimbun are reporting some bits of the ongoing challenge at the plant. NHK is reporting that
Read moreMain Daiichi Disaster Timeline
Please refer to the specific reactor pages for information specific to that unit. Information in this timeline is based on
Read moreTEPCO Documents
TEPCO Documents Newer Than April 2013 Can Be Found Here: *If you need downloadable copies of any of these documents,
Read morePEER REVIEW: Daini, Onagawa & Tokai
These are notes we have on events and damage at the other nearby reactors during the 3-11 quake/tsunami. We are
Read moreByron Systems Notes And Diagrams
PWR reactor systems NRC document http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/teachers/04.pdf Byron Station, Unit 1 Mechanical Drawings for Leading Edge Flowmeter Installation (typical of all four
Read moreTEPCO’s Video Dump All Files Here
These are the videos from TEPCO’s recent video dump. Some were previously released and others were not. TEPCO states these
Read moreSeismic Activity & Reactor Safety: Lessons From Japan
This post was authored and provided by Peter Melzer, it originally appeared on his blog. Seismic Activity & Reactor Safety:
Read moreNRC Meeting On North Anna – Text of Live Blogging The Meeting
Below is the liveblogging log of the NRC North Anna nuclear plant meeting today. Complete with misspelling and fumble fingered
Read moreFukushima: Failure by Design
Editors note: This post originally appeared on Peter’s Blog as part of a series investigating the technical details at Fukushima
Read moreAnalysis: FUKUSHIMA FIRST HOURS
FUKUSHIMA FIRST HOURS by Dean Wilkie In the aftermath of the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Japan on
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