Fukushima Unit 4; 748 Fuel Assemblies Removed
Unit 4 has had 748 fuel assemblies removed to the common pool as of today. This article would not be
Read more
Search Results for: unit 3
Fukushima Unit 4; 704 Fuel Assemblies Removed
704 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool to the common pool as of this
Read more
Fukushima Unit 2; 5th Floor Work Progresses.. Sort of.
TEPCO released some images and information about the work progress on the 5th floor refueling floor of unit 2. This
Read more
Fukushima Unit 4; 594 Fuel Assemblies Removed
594 fuel assemblies have been removed to the common pool from unit 4’s spent fuel pool. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article
Read more
Fukushima Unit 1 To Undergo Spent Fuel Pool Desalination
TEPCO reported they will now remove the salt from the unit 1 spent fuel pool. Maybe you are asking why
Read more
Unit 2 Frozen Trench Installation Begins At Fukushima Daiichi
Work has begun to freeze the unit 2 trench at Fukushima Daiichi. This has been a problematic area since the
Read more
Fukushima Unit 4; 550 Assemblies Removed
TEPCO has removed 550 assemblies from the spent fuel pool to the common pool as of March 31, 2014. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html
Read more
Fukushima Unit 4 Crane Failure; Workers Left Parking Break On
Nikkei is reporting that the problem with the unit 4 overhead crane was discovered to be workers attempting to operate
Read more
Fukushima Unit 2; Warrior Robot Stranded On Refueling Floor
The Warrior robot tipped over and remains stranded on the unit 2 refueling floor. The robot was inserted through the
Read more
Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Removal Delayed 1 Week Due To Crane Failure
The control mechanism for the overhead crane in the defueling building at Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 failed. TEPCO is reporting
Read more
528 Fuel Assemblies Removed At Fukushima Unit 4
528 fuel assemblies have been moved to the common pool from unit 4’s spent fuel pool as of yesterday. This
Read more
TEPCO Completes Repair Work To Fukushima Unit 1-2 Vent Tower
TEPCO mentioned, buried in a daily report, that they have been doing work on the unit 1-2 exhaust stack. This
Read more
506 Fuel Assemblies Removed Fukushima Unit 4
506 fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool at unit 4 to the common pool. This article
Read more
Fukushima Unit 4; 462 Fuel Assemblies Removed
462 Fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 as of earlier this week. The assemblies were moved to the
Read more
SimplyInfo.org Fukushima 3rd Anniversary Reports
We have been reporting on various aspects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in recent weeks. We looked at the human
Read more
Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report – Plant Conditions
Conditions at the plant have remained a challenge and appear they will be in the future. TEPCO started off on
Read more
Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report – Water
Contaminated water issues dominated TEPCO’s work and reporting out of the plant. The ALPS system intended to remove some of
Read more
418 Fuel Assemblies Removed At Fukushima Unit 4
Unit 4 has had a total of 418 fuel assemblies removed from the spent fuel pool to the common pool
Read more
Fukushima Unit 2 Loses Reactor Thermometer
Unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi has lost another bottom thermometer in the reactor vessel. Workers said it short circuited when
Read more
Damage Inside Fukushima Unit 4 Containment
Yomiuri has released a more detailed article after yanking an earlier version. Two Yomiuri reporters were allowed into unit 4’s
Read more
New Fuel Damage Found At Fukushima Unit 4
TEPCO did inspections on a damaged fuel assembly in the unit 4 spent fuel pool. The series of videos showed
Read more
264 Fuel Assemblies Removed At Fukushima Unit 4
264 fuel assemblies have been removed to the common pool from unit 4. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/removal4u/index-e.html This article would not be possible
Read more
Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Has A Hole In It
Kyodo is reporting a 3cm hole in the unit 2 torus. TEPCO claims that water is leaking out through this
Read moreRadiation Makes People Invisible (Part 3)
This is part three of a 3 part series to run Mon-Wed this week. Dr. Robert Jacobs of the Hiroshima
Read more
Fukushima Unit 4 Removes 220 Fuel Assemblies
This week’s update on unit 4 fuel removal shows a total of 220 assemblies being removed to the common pool
Read more
Fukushima Unit 2 Fuel Removal Exploration Begins Next Week
TEPCO announced they will begin work to explore the best method to remove spent fuel from unit 2. Since the
Read more
Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Ultrasound Finds Internal Water Level
The ultrasound robot has been run inside unit 2 to attempt to determine the water level for the torus tube.
Read more
Unit 1 Scans Find Highly Contaminated Vent Pipe
Robots with sophisticated gamma scanning cameras were sent in to unit 1 to establish contaminated areas as decontamination efforts take
Read more
TEPCO Thinks Water Leak At U3 Has Reduced
TEPCO thinks that the water leak at unit 3 has reduced in volume. They claim nothing has changed in reactor
Read more
Fukushima Unit 4 198 Assemblies Removed
TEPCO announced late yesterday that another round of fuel assemblies was removed from unit 4 to the common pool at
Read more
TEPCO Admits Containment Failure Possible Source Of U3 Leak
NHK is reporting some newer admissions from TEPCO on the unit 3 water leak found over the weekend. They continue
Read more
176 Fuel Assemblies Removed From Unit 4 Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO’s weekly update on fuel removed from Unit 4’s spent fuel pool now sits at 176 spent assemblies removed from
Read more
Torus Ultrasound Inspection Being Done On Unit 2
TEPCO has done test runs with the ultrasound robot intended to detect the water level inside the torus tubes at
Read more
Unit 4 Spent Fuel Transfers Now At 154 Assemblies
TEPCO announced another transfer of spent fuel from unit 4 to the common pool. The work would have taken place
Read more
More Cesium 137 Found In Gourmet & Organic European Jam Brands
Have some cesium 137 with your toast. Most people assume that organic jam or even better yet, European gourmet or
Read more
TEPCO Re-Installs Unit 1 Web Camera At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO is reporting they will re-install the web camera near unit 1. The camera is not live yet but will
Read moreFukushima News Roundup; January 5, 2013
Masami Yoshizawa is fighting to keep his cattle. He lives in the evacuation zone, defying the government order. Now the
Read more
Inspection Of Damaged Fuel Assembly Unit 4 Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO released a brief report on the bent fuel assembly in unit 4’s spent fuel pool. The outer box of
Read more
2 More Spent Fuel Transfers From Unit 4 Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO announced today that two more fuel transfers have been completed from unit 4 to the common pool. A total
Read more
Radioactive Water Found Deep Beneath Unit 4
TEPCO announced today that contaminated water was found in deep groundwater 25 meters (82 feet) below the unit 4 reactor
Read more