Fukushima Daiichi Debris Samples Reveal Dangerous Link
A detailed TEPCO document from July 2018 gives some important new insight into the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi and the
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Fukushima Spent Fuel Has Nowhere To Go
TEPCO’s most recent update on the decommissioning work at Fukushima Daiichi included an update on the movement and storage of
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Fukushima Fuel Debris Research Update
TEPCO released a periodic update on the research towards removing the fuel debris from the reactors. The report contained some
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NHK Drops Bombshell On Fukushima Disaster In New Documentary
NHK’s new documentary, Meltdown: Cooling Water Crisis provides new insight into a series of less known events in the Fukushima disaster.
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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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TEPCO Withholds Critical New Fukushima Meltdown Data From Public
Last week another inspection was conducted inside unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This new work looked inside the reactor pedestal
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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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SimplyInfo.org: Fukushima Reactors Face More Setbacks
TEPCO and the decommissioning authorities have reported on the ongoing delays at Fukushima Daiichi. As we reviewed these reports we
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Update; September 25, 2017
A number of individual events have taken place recently. We review them here. Communities rebuilding after the 3-11 earthquake have
Read moreA Fukushima Update June 2017
Significant new information has been slow in coming. We expect the muon scan results for unit 3 at any moment
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Radiation Imaging Drone Introduced At Fukushima Daiichi
A new quadcopter drone has been introduced for use at Fukushima Daiichi. The RISER quadcopter is currently in use to
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Fukushima Daiichi; Progress & Problems This Week
TEPCO announced that they would further delay spent fuel removal at unit 3, citing high radiation levels. Spent fuel removal
Read moreThe Disaster
At 14:46 on March 11, 2011 an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Japan. Units 1, 2
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Fukushima R&D To Weld Containment Equipment Hatch Closed
From the IRID 2015 report, there is a research plan to weld shut the containment equipment hatches from the inside.
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Fukushima Radioactive Glass Microparticles In Tokyo Confirm Other Findings
A new report out of a geochemistry conference in Japan gives new insight into previous research on the meltdowns at
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Fukushima Scandal; What IS A Meltdown?
The recent TEPCO investigation into events during the early phase of the Fukushima Disaster raised a few questions. TEPCO claims
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TEPCO’s Two Tales About Fukushima Missing Melted Fuel
Fukushima Daiichi decommissioning chief, Naohiro Masuda spoke with Australia ABC TV this week about where the melted fuel is. Masuda
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Japanese Court Forces Takahama Nuclear Plant To Shut Down
A district court in Shiga prefecture has forced Kansai Electric to shut down unit 3 at Takahama Nuclear Plant and
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TEPCO Admits To Fukushima Meltdown Coverup
TEPCO has admitted that they failed to officially notify the government of the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi and that they
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Fukushima Daiichi Frozen Wall Controversy Hits Stalemate
The NRA in Japan has put a stop to implementation of the frozen wall. Our ongoing reporting on the frozen
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A Fukushima Evacuee’s Story; Who Represents Us?
We try to present the first hand experience of those impacted by the Fukushima disaster whenever possible. Those who have
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The Problems With Takahama
Takahama unit 3 is the most recent nuclear reactor to attempt a restart in Japan. It is also one of
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TEPCO Makes Two New Big Admissions On Fukushima Disaster
TEPCO has made two major admissions on the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The Japanese press has documented these two out of
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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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What Is Going On At Fukushima Daiichi
There have been a number of minor development in recent weeks. We have gathered them here to explain. TEPCO will
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Japan NRA Begins Restart Checks On Reactor Under Court Injunction Not To Run
NRA is doing pre-restart inspections on Takahama unit 3, even after the potential restart of the reactor was blocked by
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Fukushima Daiichi’s Little Known Hydrazine Problem
Recent Roadmap reports on activity at the plant have shown that hydrazine is still in use. The chemical was used
Read moreSimplyInfo.org; Fukushima News Roundup, July 12, 2015
NRA has begun work to consider BWR (boiling water reactors) for potential restarts. The initial push for restarts has
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Sendai Nears Restart, Mihama May Be Down For Good
Workers began installing fuel in the unit 1 reactor at the Sendai nuclear plant in Japan last week. They expect
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New Problems & Challenges Plague Fukushima
As June wanes we find more delays, more problems and new admissions about the extent of the disaster. TEPCO introduced
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TEPCO Caught Lying About Fukushima Failed Hose Incident
TEPCO was reprimanded by the NRA after being caught lying about the use of the now failed transfer hose at
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New Leak At Daiichi Used Known Weak Hose
TEPCO’s latest contaminated water leak at least partially made it to the sea. TEPCO eventually closed the drainage canals and
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What Happened At Indian Point?
Over the weekend there was an incident at the Indian Point nuclear plant near New York City. Reports of an
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45,000 Rally For End To Nuclear Power In Taiwan
45,000 people attended rallies around Taiwan Saturday in an effort to reform the country’s energy policy. Among the issues in
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Disaster Four Year Report
It has been four years since the massive triple disaster struck Japan. In some ways much has changed, in others,
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Fukushima Roadmap Update Shows Changes At Disaster Site
METI released a new roadmap document for Fukushima Daiichi. Most of it is repeats of old information. There were a
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Frozen Wall Delayed As More Concreting At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO announced a two week delay in work to install a frozen underground wall around the leaking reactors at Fukushima
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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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TEPCO’s Trench Saga Could Have Unintended Consequences
TEPCO has made multiple attempts to deal with the unit 2 trench full of highly contaminated water. In 2011 they
Read moreVongfong Aftermath At Fukushima Daiichi; Leaks & Rising Radiation
Vongfong passed over Fukushima Daiichi as a fairly sedate tropical storm. This didn’t leave the plant completely unscathed. We reported
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