1.6 Sievert Hot Spot Found In Unit 3
Recently a 1.3 Sievert hot spot was found near the containment hatch inside unit 3. This hot spot appeared to
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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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The Plans For Fukushima Fuel Removal 2018
TEPCO and the associated research & decommissioning authorities recently published a new report outlining the effort to collect the remains
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SimplyInfo.Org: Fukushima Update November 22, 2017
A group of businesses and doctors from Fukushima prefecture are suing GE in US court over the negligence of their
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How The US & Japan See India As Ripe For Nuclear Exploitation
The groundwork goes back decades. After WWII the US looked to shed the reputation gained after the bombings of Hiroshima
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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
Read moreReactor Related Decommissioning
Reactor related decommissioning will be part of the long term plans for Fukushima Daiichi. Considerable research is needed before actual
Read moreSimplyInfo.org; Fukushima Nuclear News Roundup
Nuclear waste (mostly soil and plant matter) piles up around Japan with nowhere to go. Twitter user hitsuji44 shared the
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New Fukushima Containment Investigation Plan Confirmed
Details of the new upcoming effort to investigate the containment structures of the melted reactors at Fukushima Daiichi have been
Read moreReactor Restarts & Why TEPCO Should Die To Spare Japan
TEPCO has started another PR effort. The current president of TEPCO met with local mayors near Kashiwazaki Kariwa, the nuclear
Read more2011 Disaster Recovery Funds Given To Nuclear Plant Operators
Disaster recovery funds would be assumed to allocated to the people, communities and local businesses directly impacted by the disaster.
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 moreRecent Reports Confirm New Failure Understanding At Fukushima
Both JNES and TEPCO have released new reports that confirm some long understood theories of our research group. Containment Gasket
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 moreFukushima Residents Still Dealing With The Disaster Daily
Elderly residents of Futaba are still living in an unused school building in Saitama prefecture. As the initial evacuation turned
Read moreTEPCO Documents
TEPCO Documents Newer Than April 2013 Can Be Found Here: *If you need downloadable copies of any of these documents,
Read moreFeatured Article: Radiological Emergency Plan: North Anna Nuclear Power Station
SimplyInfo member Peter Melzer has taken an extensive look at the evacuation plan of the North Anna nuclear plant. With
Read moreAP Investigative Report Finds Dangerous Problems With NRC’s Slipping Oversight
You need to read the entire report by AP. You need to read the entire report by AP. The findings
Read moreNRC Meeting On GE BWR Reactors – Live Blog Transcript
Below is the live blog transcript from the Oct. 7th NRC meeting. Comments and feedback
Read moreNotes On Corium And Containment
My notes (Nancy’s) on the Reactor Safety Training Course (R-800) from the NRC http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML0210/ML021080117.pdf The notes are an abbreviated gathering of
Read moreFukushima Reactor Building Detail Solved
There were questions early on about possible large access doors in the top building sections of the reactors at Fukushima
Read moreDaily News Roundup – August 8, 2011
It couldn’t happen in Japan MSN creates pet search to aid people in finding pets lost in the disaster Martial
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