New Fukushima Evacuation Revelations From First Responders
This information was found buried in a HiCare conference report from later in 2011. They explained their response as radiation
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KEPCO To Scrap 2 Reactors At Mihama Nuclear Plant
Asahi Shimbun announced via the Facebook page that KEPCO would be decommissioning two of the three units at Mihama nuclear
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Fukushima Refueling Machine Portion Falls In Spent Fuel Pool
TEPCO is reporting that the console portion of the refueling machine that fell into the spent fuel pool of unit 3
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Fukushima Worker Testimony Made Public, Reveals Height Of The Crisis
“Father, Mother, please forgive me for dying before I could fulfill my duty as a son. After the earthquake, I
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NHK Admits Fukushima Daiichi Ejected Fuel After Multiple Studies Document It
A rough translation of the NHK article tells something almost unbelievable to see admitted by the state news agency. “It
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Fukushima Trench Freezing Failures & Tactics Technical Report
Update: Added table of sea water data at the end and another TEPCO handout on the work released this week.
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Fukushima Daiichi Still Releases 10 Million Becquerels Per Hour
TEPCO admitted today that the plant is still releasing 10 million becquerels per hour to the atmosphere. This is in
Read moreWater Related Decommissioning
Data coming soon Frozen Wall Work TEPCO admitted a few weeks ago to METI that the trench freezing
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New Documents Released Admit Concerning Events During Fukushima Disaster
Asahi Shimbun obtained a copy of Masao Yoshida’s testimony to the government investigation into the nuclear disaster. Yoshida was the
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Fukushima Worker Files Suit For Exposure
A contract worker at Fukushima Daiichi during the height of the disaster has filed suit for his exposure. The individual
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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
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Fukushima’s Atomic Shopping Basket
This was found in a report on robotic decontamination work being conducted inside unit 3. Workers have had to innovate
Read moreFukushima Daiichi BWR Reactor Spray And Feed Water Systems; Evaluation For Early Failure
FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI BWR REACTOR SPRAY AND FEED WATER SYSTEMS EVALUATION FOR EARLY FAILURE Dean Wilkie (Read as a PDF here) The BWR
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Big Fukushima Daiichi Update; March 18, 2014
Small bits of information have been coming out in recent weeks regarding Fukushima Daiichi. Here’s what you need to know:
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TEPCO Admits Most Radiation Readings May Be Wrong
TEPCO has admitted a large number of their radiation readings taken since 2011 may be wrong and much lower than
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At Fukushima Daiichi; What The Media Isn’t Reporting
There have been a number of things going on at the plant in recent weeks that do not make the
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Who Really Runs Fukushima Daiichi?
Much has been made about the contractor system at Fukushima Daiichi, the worker abuses and cut rate construction. This only
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Updated Fukushima Decommissioning Schedule
NHK put out this updated decommissioning schedule for Fukushima Daiichi. It gives an idea how long they assume the project
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New Fukushima Radiation Release Estimates Compiled
Fukushima Radiation Release Estimates This is one of the questions we are asked the most, “how much radiation was released
Read moreWhat Is Going On At Fukushima Daiichi Right Now
TEPCO tends to bury bits of information among obscure sources while pushing their distraction of the day at the public.
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Crane Collapse At Fukushima Daiichi
A crane collapsed at Fukushima Daiichi the morning of September 5th. The crane apparently collapsed slowly and before work started
Read moreHow Fukushima Leaks
The mainstream media, late to the game has confused the leaking at Fukushima. Some reported as it if has not
Read moreTEPCO’s Pre-Disaster Past Shows Nothing Has Changed
As TEPCO will begin removing spent fuel from unit 4 very soon, some have questioned the oversight and credibility of
Read moreCesium Leak At Fukushima Higher Than March 2011
TEPCO has discovered a cesium level in a tunnel near the unit 1 reactor building. The recent reading is 11,600
Read moreTEPCO Needs To Disclose Melted Fuel Locations
TEPCO released some rather rosy estimations of the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi back in November 2011. These estimations at the
Read moreTEPCO; Alligator Tears And Excuses Among Admissions Of Failure & More Delays
TEPCO released a quarterly report required as part of the TEPCO “reform plan”. TEPCO attempts to make excuses for their
Read moreTEPCO Admits New Batch Of Bad News
TEPCO’s admitted soon after the election was called, that yes, Fukushima Daiichi is leaking into the sea. They have known
Read moreTEPCO’s Great Steam Hoax
Why TEPCO’s admission of the steam leak at unit 3 is merely a dodge of the bigger problem. TEPCO’s off
Read moreWhere & How Fukushima Daiichi Leaks
After the new round of contaminated water leaks were admitted by TEPCO, we revisited the technical design of the buildings
Read moreLeaks At Fukushima Daiichi Increase, TEPCO Admits They Don’t Know Why
TEPCO announced over the last week that incidents of radiation contamination in ground water wells near the port are increasing.
Read moreTEPCO “Changes” Contamination Levels In Groundwater
TEPCO has yet again changed their statements on cesium contamination in the groundwater testing at the plant. Efforts to gain
Read moreThe Marketing-Speak Of The UNSCEAR Report On Fukushima
Friday much of the media reported a declaration that there were no health impacts from Fukushima. This wasn’t even close
Read moreThe Marketing-Speak Of The UNSCEAR Report On Fukushima
Friday much of the media reported a declaration that there were no health impacts from Fukushima. This wasn’t even close
Read moreTEPCO Withholds “Black Box” Data About Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
In April of 2010 TEPCO signed a contract with high tech security company Magna BSP to provide a sophisticated video
Read moreTEPCO Holds “Black Box” Data About Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
In April of 2010 TEPCO signed a contract with high tech security company Magna BSP to provide a sophisticated video
Read moreBlack Soot, Neutrons & Early Events At Fukushima Daiichi Get New Concern
Fukushima Daiichi worker Happy11311 was recently interviewed by a Japanese newspaper. Ex-SKF provides a translation of the article here. One
Read moreNew Power Outage Caused By Workers
Workers were installing a piece of wire mesh inside an energized high voltage panel at Fukushima Daiichi in an attempt
Read moreTemporary Power Failure At Fukushima Daiichi, Not A Repeat From Last Week
Unit 3 lost power to the spent fuel pool cooling system yet again. So far no cause has been admitted
Read moreRCIC: Reactor Core Isolation Cooling
The RCIC (Reactor Core Isolation Cooling System) is not technically part of the emergency core cooling system but provides an
Read moreFriday News Roundup
The Japanese government has scolded TEPCO for the recent power outage and told them to install more power sources at
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