First Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scans Dispute New Scan Results
We reported in September 2015, the results of the Nagoya University muon scans of unit 2. These scans are less
Read moreWe reported in September 2015, the results of the Nagoya University muon scans of unit 2. These scans are less
Read moreTEPCO and IRID released a set of reports on the muon scan of unit 2. This is a follow up
Read moreTEPCO released preliminary information from the second muon scan of unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This scan finds no fuel
Read moreInformation for the unit 2 muon scan has been found. Still not released as information through any of the official
Read moreIRID is reporting that the muon scan of unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi will begin around May 10th of 2015.
Read moreUnit 2 already had one muon scan done by Nagoya University that found no fuel to likely be in the
Read moreThis project was years in the planning to put a higher resolution set of muon scanners into unit 2’s buildings
Read moreThis is one section of our annual report, the full report can be found here. We will be posting a
Read moreRevelations documented by The Mainichi from a late March press conference by TEPCO confirm our theories on unit 2. We
Read moreThe long planned, next phase of inspection work inside unit 1 has finally been unveiled to the public. The plan
Read moreTEPCO and the various entities tasked with dealing with the disaster clean up at Fukushima Daiichi have announced details of
Read moreNew information has been released by TEPCO on unit 2’s missing fuel. This provides significant new clues to the meltdown
Read moreThis is a continuing report on the new findings for the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi from the recent NDF Conference.
Read moreThis is a continuing report on the new findings for the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi from the recent NDF Conference.
Read moreThe Nuclear Decommissioning Facilitation Corp (NDF) held their annual meeting recently. Presentations by various experts and those involved with the
Read moreTEPCO announced late Friday the preliminary results of the unit 3 reactor muon scan. The muon scan is capable of
Read moreDay 3 of the inspections inside the unit 3 pedestal have been concluded. TEPCO did not report if the ROV
Read moreTEPCO announced that the containment inspections for unit 3 will start today. This will include a more direct inspection than
Read moreSignificant new information has been slow in coming. We expect the muon scan results for unit 3 at any moment
Read moreTEPCO published press handouts that there will be a muon scan of Fukushima unit 3 starting in May of 2017.
Read moreTEPCO released further information on the scope inspection of unit 2. This included confirmation that our previous estimations of the
Read moreAs we process the information released related to the second muon scan of Fukushima Daiichi unit 2 a number of
Read moreIRID has published a new plan to complete phase 2 of the robot containment inspection of unit 1 at Fukushima
Read moreThe decommissioning work at unit 3 has largely stalled after a series of containment inspections. TEPCO has moved forward with
Read moreThe decommissioning work at unit 2 of Fukushima Daiichi has been moving at a significant pace in recent years. Unit
Read moreNagoya University announced that their ongoing research of the unit 2 reactor at Fukushima Daiichi has shown that 70-100% of
Read moreTEPCO published the results of the muon scan done by IRID and their cooperating partners. No fuel was found in
Read moreAP is reporting that Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 will get the first of three anticipated containment inspections in early April
Read moreMuon scans have begun at Fukushima Daiichi for the unit 1 reactor. The set of three self contained boxes has
Read moreWork to install the muon scanners at Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 should be underway by February 2015. A number of
Read moreA sample testing box set was tested at JAEA’s Tokai reactor in late July. The tests helped them come up
Read moreOur review of the second year’s events surrounding the 3-11 disaster is broken into three parts. The first part covers
Read more2012 brought considerable progress in attempts to understand the disaster at Daiichi. We saw the first grainy peek into unit
Read moreTEPCO and the decommissioning authorities have reported on the ongoing delays at Fukushima Daiichi. As we reviewed these reports we
Read moreNHK reports that the decommissioning authority in charge of dealing with the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster is now considering
Read moreFukushima Daiichi decommissioning chief, Naohiro Masuda spoke with Australia ABC TV this week about where the melted fuel is. Masuda
Read moreThe NRA in Japan has put a stop to implementation of the frozen wall. Our ongoing reporting on the frozen
Read moreThese scans were never mentioned in any TEPCO literature, none of IRID’s documents nor METI’s reports on the Fukushima Daiichi
Read moreThe Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation is reconsidering the approach to be used for removing melted fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. The early
Read moreIt has been four years since the massive triple disaster struck Japan. In some ways much has changed, in others,
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