Unit 1 Torus Gas Inspection
TEPCO posted a section in a larger roadmap in Japanese about an investigation into the torus of unit 1 over
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Fire At Daiichi Near Unit 1 & 2 Switching Station
Last night Yushi (@Yuushi420) reported fire trucks headed somewhere through Okuma and Tomioka. “bus home from 1F. I passed quite
Read moreNew Large Debris Found Inside Unit 1 Containment
Videos released by TEPCO yesterday included a scope investigation underwater. The water itself was surprisingly clear with a small layer
Read moreMore On Unit 1’s Torus Situation
Along with the new information about the situation inside unit 1’s containment came some confusion online about the torus situation
Read moreUnit 1, Where The Melted Fuel Is
Update: The source for unit 1 torus radiation had an incorrect link. The correct link has been added to the
Read moreUnit 1 Containment Scope New Images & Video
TEPCO has released more information about the ongoing inspection of unit 1 this week. Water was found inside at about
Read moreTEPCO Unable To Find Water Level Inside Unit 1
The initial inspection today of unit 1 containment was unable to find the water level inside containment according to 47
Read moreTEPCO To Do More Inspections In Unit 1 Containment
Kyodo News is reporting TEPCO will do a series of inspections this week at unit 1 to look inside containment
Read moreAdditional Analysis Of Unit 1 Containment Inspection
Workers did a brief inspection inside the containment of unit 1 earlier this week. We reported the initial findings yesterday.
Read moreUnit 1 Containment Inspection Shows Explosive Debris
TEPCO installed an inspection hole in containment penetration X-100B above the equipment hatch near the monorail. They took a brief
Read moreJapan To Close 3 Nuclear Plants Or Another Campaign Game?
The current government in Japan has declared they will shut 3 older nuclear reactors in Japan at the Mihama and
Read moreHydrogen Increases At Unit 1 Daiichi
On September 5th hydrogen concentrations in Unit 1 jumped to .54%, the reading the previous day showed 0% hydrogen for
Read moreTEPCO Soundness Report On Unit 4 Admits Larger Failures
TEPCO released two reports in Japanese last week on order of NISA to explain the soundness of unit 4. Our
Read morePEER REVIEW: Unit 4 soundness article
TEPCO released two reports in Japanese last week on order of NISA to explain the soundness of unit 4. Our
Read moreA Curious Edit By TEPCO On Unit 4
This photo by TEPCO was spotted with a very poor quality attempt to block out part of the photo. The original
Read morePEER REVIEW: Aug 2012Unit 4 issues
Notes on Unit 4 that we have found recently: Unit 4 machine translated reports to NISA on building stability. There
Read moreUnit 4 TEPCO Reports On Stability, Translated.
Unit 4 reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station For confirmation of the soundness Results for periodic inspection (second
Read moreUnit 4 Removed Fuel Inspection Results
TEPCO has released more information about the unused fuel removed from the Unit 4 spent fuel pool. TEPCO remarked that
Read moreUnit 4 Fuel Assembly Inspection
TEPCO released some photos and a short handout on the inspection of the unused fuel assemblies today. The handout made
Read moreUnit 2 At Fukushima Spewing 8 Million Bq Per Hour Almost 1.5 Years Later
TEPCO has admitted the current radiation release levels at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. While these levels are a small fraction
Read moreNews Roundup July 23, 2012
News Roundup July 23, 2012 (art work by Yoshitomo Nara) Another report on the Fukushima disaster is out. This one
Read moreFuel Assembly Removed From Daiichi Unit 4 Fuel Pool
TEPCO has removed the first unused fuel assembly. Kyodo reported it about 8 hours ago. The second assembly should be
Read moreTEPCO To Send Robots Into Unit 1 TIPS Room
TEPCO has announced they will send robots into unit 1’s TIPS room. A previous set of radiation readings from October
Read moreUnit 1 Torus Inspection: Analysis & New Additional Images
The SimplyInfo team has been reviewing TEPCO’s latest effort to inspect unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi. Work was done by
Read moreUnit 4 Demolition Progress, New Damage Found
We caught the TBS camera yesterday cutting away wall sections on unit 4. A cloud of concrete dust can be
Read moreNew Photos Of Unit 4, Reactor Cap Found
TEPCO was kind enough to post some high resolution images of unit 4 from the recent press event. These included
Read moreSorry Charlie, There’s Cesium-137 In Your Tuna
The announcement yesterday that radioactive contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster has been found in bluefin tuna spread widely
Read moreUnit 4 New High Quality Images
The video is dated November 2011. A copy was recently found on YouTube is HD and resulted in some high
Read moreUnit 4 Video Image Stills April 26, 2012
TEPCO has released video of the recent visit by a high ranking METI official to Fukushima Daiichi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-_DgAxi_SQ&feature=player_embedded These images
Read moreUnit 4 Group Findings
Unit 4 Spent Fuel Pool Issues: We went in depth on the issues with Unit 4’s spent fuel pool in
Read moreUnit 4 Reactor Well Cover, Hiding In Plain Site
We were reviewing the images from the METI tour earlier this week and caught this from an older image and
Read moreUnit 4 Fukushima Soil Work Being Done Near Major Building Crack
This diagonal crack in the facade of unit 4 has been known for some time. Recently released information shows that
Read moreNew Images Inside Unit 4
TEPCO released some new images inside unit 4. A METI official was on site, his tour was the purpose of
Read moreUnit 1 Group Findings
Unit 1 Group Findings Earthquake And Corium Issues: We found an ongoing trend where significant earthquakes of 6.0 or higher
Read more140 New Enhanced Images Inside Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Inspection
We have about 140 images from the video investigation of unit 2 on April 18 using the Topy robot. The
Read moreTEPCO To Send Robot Into Unit 2 Suppression Pool Wednesday
Tepco has stated they will send a robot into the suppression pool area of unit 2 to check for damage.
Read moreOur Unit 2 Rough Estimation Of Radiation Levels In Containment
These estimations are very rough calculations. They give an idea about how high the radiation in the pedestal below the
Read moreUnit 2 Scope Results; What We Found
The second unit 2 scope project has been completed. TEPCO has released this PDF report on the project. Now in English here.
Read morePEER REVIEW: Unit 2 New Scope Inspection – Data Sets
The second unit 2 scope project has been completed. TEPCO has released this PDF report on the project. Now in
Read moreUnit 2 New Robot Inspection Findings
Workers sent a robot into unit 2 on the ground floor again. This time it went into the TIPS room.
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