Fukushima News Roundup June 18, 2013
The NRA has announced that they do not consider quake damage to be the cause of the isolation condenser failure
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Fukushima Daiichi Worker Explains Un-analyzed Risks In Unit 1 Spent Fuel Removal
Fukushima worker Happy wrote extensively yesterday on Twitter about what he sees as some considerable risks with the upcoming work
Read moreNews Roundup; Monday June 10, 2013
TEPCO admits a math error led to wrong estimate of unit 2 reactor pressure at the height of the
Read moreFukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; Friday May 31st
TEPCO asks for more money, fishermen still can’t fish in today’s news roundup. (graphic by 281_antinuke) TEPCO asks for another
Read moreTEPCO Finishes Defueling Building On Unit 4, Plans To Remove Fuel In June
TEPCO has announced the completion of the frame for the unit 4 defueling building. The handout shows at least some
Read moreFukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; May 29, 2013
TEPCO’s stock does a dive and Fukushima has far reaching impact on uranium industry worldwide. TEPCO’s stock shot up last
Read moreFukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; May 16, 2013
TEPCO conducted a “terror drill” at the Daini nuclear plant where they simulated an attack on a plant. This is
Read moreTEPCO To Remove Cover On Unit 1 This Fall
TEPCO will remove the cover on unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi this fall. The cover was hastily put over the
Read moreUnit 1 Access Hatch Inspection Gives Clues
TEPCO sent a pair of robots in to inspect the personnel access hatch for unit 1 recently. Upon reviewing the
Read moreMSIV Inspection At Unit 2
TEPCO did a robot inspection of the MSIV room of unit 2. No video of the work has been released
Read moreFukushima Nuclear News Roundup – Monday April 15, 2013
TEPCO is still not ruling out the option of dumping radioactive water into the ocean. Something that would cause obvious
Read moreUnit 2 Final Investigation Of Torus
TEPCO has completed the last portion of the investigation of the torus and downcomer pipes in unit 2. The walking
Read moreFukushima Year 2; Part 3
This is part three of our three part series on the second year of the 3-11 disaster. In part three
Read moreNew Torus Inspection At Unit 2
TEPCO sent the unnamed walker bot back into unit 2’s torus room for another inspection effort. This trip looked at
Read moreTEPCO Announces Plan To Look At Reactor Vessel In Unit 2
TEPCO announced a plan that should enable them to look inside unit 2 and inspect the reactor vessel directly. TEPCO
Read moreTIPS Probes To Unit 2 Reactor Blocked
TEPCO has been trying to insert a new thermometer into the unit 2 reactor vessel by way of the TIPS
Read moreFukushima News Roundup March 1st, 2013
A quick wrap up of some notable news at Fukushima Daiichi and related events around Japan: A government panel that
Read moreUnit 1 Torus Radiation Shows Possible Source Location
TEPCO recently inspected the unit 1 torus room for a second time as we reported here. Workers involved in the
Read moreUnit 1 Torus Inspection Review
New work done around February 21 to 22 has been posted by TEPCO and confirmed by workers. The newest work
Read moreFukushima Unit 4 Spent Fuel Won’t Melt if Spent Fuel Pool Drains
Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Fuel Won’t Melt if Spent Fuel Pool Drains by Dean Wilkie fukuleaks.org/web has written several articles
Read moreTEPCO New Video; Unit 1 Needed Venting Again Weeks After Disaster
In a new video release by TEPCO, managers discussed venting the unit 1 reactor again almost two weeks after the
Read moreOddities Found Near Unit 5 Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO’s air testing near each reactor unit produced an interesting situation. The readings were taken at the same locations at
Read moreOi Reactors Will Have To Shut Down Sept 2013, Restart In Question
Reuters is reporting that the two operating reactors at the Oi nuclear plant in Japan will have to shut down
Read moreNew Paper: Gamma Radiation Damage To Fukushima Units 1- 4 Spent Fuel Pools
fukuleaks.org/web has released another new paper taking an in depth look into the ongoing challenges at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear
Read morePaper; Gamma Radiation Damage To Fukushima Units 1- 4 Spent Fuel Pools
This paper also available in PDF format for download and book readers. Gamma Radiation Damage To Fukushima Units 1
Read morefukuleaks.org/web Releases New Paper On Unit 4 Explosion
Our ongoing research of the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi has found some additional insight into the explosion events at unit
Read morePaper: Causes Of Unit 4 Explosion Revisited
Available as a PDF for download or ebook readers Causes of Unit 4 Explosion Revisited Overview One of the
Read moreFukushima Iodine 131 Modeling
This set of modeling images were taken from an NHK documentary. A group of researchers modeled the releases of iodine
Read moreUnit 4 Cover Building Construction Progress
TEPCO released a brief handout and photo showing the progress made so far in constructing the cover building at unit
Read moreWhat The Melted Fuel At Fukushima Unit 1 Looked Like In The Pedestal
A recent report by Sandia National Lab indicated that about 140,000kg of melted fuel and debris was released out of
Read moreTEPCO Restarts Nitrogen Injection In Unit 1 Suppression Chamber
From today’s TEPCO report, they intend to restart nitrogen injection into the torus (suppression chamber). This has been done frequently
Read moreUnit 4 Cover Building Columns To Begin Installation
Worker Happy, mentions that the installation of the cover building columns is beginning at Fukushima Daiichi. (machine translation) “Could they
Read more300,000 Still In Temporary Housing After 3-11 Disaster
NHK reports 300,000 are still in temporary housing after the March 2011 disaster. Japan Today cites a number of 305,000
Read moreFaster Than Unit 1 Melted Down
The power companies in Japan are already demanding reactor restarts after the LDP won the election. via Jiji This article
Read moreTEPCO Inspects Unit 2 Torus With Walking Robot
TEPCO did inspection work at Unit 2 in the torus with the Toshiba walker-bot (it doesn’t have a name apparently)
Read moreUnit 1; Post Quake Reaction & Torus Oddity Indicate Larger Problem
We have reported extensively about a phenomenon going on inside unit 1 since the accident. Whenever there is a strong
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 moreSalem Unit 1, No Timeline For Restart
Reuters is reporting no timeline for restarting unit 1 at Salem after a high wave from hurricane Sandy took out
Read more4th Worker Highly Exposed In #3 Turbine Basement
TEPCO has admitted a 4th worker was highly exposed in the turbine building basement of unit 3. He received 56
Read moreUnit 1 Refueling Floor Video & Exclusive New Photos
TEPCO’s lightbulb balloon inspection of the refueling floor did result in some interesting findings. The overhead crane was found to
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