KEPCO To Take Delivery Of MOX Fuel
KEPCO will be receiving a shipment of MOX fuel from France around April. What is not clear is what they
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Power Partially Restored To Fuel Pools At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has restored some power at the spent fuel pools at Daiichi Information from various media sources is conflicting. The
Read moreUpdate On Power Outage At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has released a document confirming a few things and with some additional information. These facilities are still out: Units
Read morePower Out At Fukushima Daiichi
Update: NHK reports that spent fuel pool cooling, common pool cooling, water treatment system, and the isolation building are without
Read morePEER REVIEW – Electrical
FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI POWER LOSS There was a back-up 66kV transmission line from the transmission network of Tohoku Electric Power Company,
Read moreFukushima Year 2; Part 2 Politics & Protest
This is part two of our three part series on the second year of the 3-11 disaster. In part two
Read moreFukushima Year 2; Part 1
Our review of the second year’s events surrounding the 3-11 disaster is broken into three parts. The first part covers
Read moreTEPCO’s Tungsten Vests
The use of these vests was mentioned in passing by worker “Happy11311” while talking about the effort to clean off
Read moreIncident: Brief Station Blackout At Oi Nuclear Plant, Japan
The Oi nuclear plant had a brief station blackout (loss of all power) when a trainee hit the wrong switch
Read moreWhat To Know About Crystal River Nuclear Plant Permanent Shutdown
Duke Energy has decided to permanently shut down their Crystal River unit 3 reactor in Florida. This came after a
Read moreRokkasho’s Potential To Contaminate Could Rival Fukushima Daiichi
“During my studies with fukuleaks.org/web the topic of fuel reprocessing has drawn interest within our group as well as the
Read moreRecent Reports Confirm New Failure Understanding At Fukushima
Both JNES and TEPCO have released new reports that confirm some long understood theories of our research group. Containment Gasket
Read moreFukushima 2012; Year In Review
2012 brought considerable progress in attempts to understand the disaster at Daiichi. We saw the first grainy peek into unit
Read moreThe Future Of Fukushima Daiichi Spent Fuel
This little talked about set of challenges will play a considerable role in the decommissioning and safety of Fukushima Daiichi.
Read moreLifting Fuel Elements Out Of The Fukushima Daiichi Spent Fuel Pools
Lifting Fuel Elements Out Of The Fukushima Daiichi Spent Fuel Pools Dean Wilkie, 12-9-12 Over the course of the last
Read moreSimplyInfo.org TEPCO Super Search Tool
These are links to search TEPCO’s website using a Google Search. This seems to result in better results than using
Read moreCommon Pool & Cask Storage
Common Pool & Cask Storage TEPCO began emptying common pool fuel to the cask storage field and unit 4 spent
Read moreSpent Fuel Pools At Fukushima; Follow On Report – Corrosion
SPENT FUEL POOLS AT FUKUSHIMA FOLLOW ON REPORT “CORROSION” by Dean Wilkie This paper with all graphics, companion documents, and
Read moreStaffing Issues & Future Plans Dog TEPCO & Fukushima Daiichi
A number of recent reports show the manpower problems at Fukushima Daiichi. There have been problems all along with trying
Read moreFBI Investigating San Onofre, Union Points Out Big Safety Issues
The FBI is apparently being brought in to investigate what is considered to be a case of sabotage at San Onofre nuclear
Read moreFukushima Update 11.29.2012
The Fukushima nuclear disaster is far from over. It is nearing 1 year and 9 months since the disaster. Challenges
Read moreTEPCO Inspects Gas Control & Introduces A New Robot
TEPCO announced they are sending in robots to inspect an improvised gas control duct in unit 3. They do not
Read moreSpent Fuel Pools At Fukushima; Follow On Report “Corrosion”
SPENT FUEL POOLS AT FUKUSHIMA FOLLOW ON REPORT “CORROSION” This paper with all graphics, companion documents and tables can be
Read moreOops! Worker Bumps Reactor Water Valve At Fukushima Daiichi Changing Water Rate
A worker installing pipe insulation bumped a valve controlling the feedwater cooling for unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi. This increased
Read moreFukushima Disaster Update
Major news in Japan has been relatively quiet but many bits of smaller news do piece together a picture of
Read moreIndecision, Handouts And Heating Up Fuel Pools
The NRA panel of experts was supposed to decide today if the Oi nuclear plant would be allowed to continue
Read moreFukushima Workers Sue TEPCO For March 2011 Injuries
The workers that entered unit 3 on March 24th, 2011 had never been told of the radiation levels or that
Read moreUpdate On Multiple East Coast Reactor Incidents & Alerts
Oyster Creek had service water pumps at risk due to high water from Sandy. This included the cooling water for
Read moreIndian Point Nuclear Plant Under Alert
Update: We found a nearby river station. It shows 9.8ft but as of now the water has not begun to
Read moreRash Of Nuclear Closures Questions Industry Future
Another week (and it is only Wednesday) of bad news for the nuclear industry further questions the future of this
Read moreNoda Talks With Some Of The Fukushima 50
Eight members of the Fukushima 50 who battled the disaster at the plant after the March 11, 2011 earthquake
Read moreNews Archive
News articles newer than 2013 can be found in our Dropbox archive. If you need downloadable copies of any of
Read moreTyphoon Headed For Fukushima Daiichi
The current model shows typhoon Jelawat headed for Fukushima Daiichi. The model shows it being down to a tropical storm
Read moreUpdate On Situation At Fukushima Daiichi
Fukushima worker Happy11311 posted some updates about what is going on at the plant. The work at Unit 2 to
Read moreMain Daiichi Disaster Timeline
Please refer to the specific reactor pages for information specific to that unit. Information in this timeline is based on
Read moreTEPCO Documents
TEPCO Documents Newer Than April 2013 Can Be Found Here: *If you need downloadable copies of any of these documents,
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Technical Tools Diagrams Peter’s – Hardened venting diagram Worker cumulative doses chart Radioactive decay diagram Hazardous isotopes diagram TEPCO_sensor_locationRPV_PCV TEPCO_sensor_locations
Read moreMinamisoma, Dose Reconstruction Exercises
The recent JAMA letter discussing radiation exposure among people in the city was quickly heralded by the western media as
Read moreBelgian Possible Cracked Vessel Problem At 10 US Reactors (With List)
Belgian officials earlier this week announced that the reactor vessel at the Doel nuclear plant, unit 3 was found to
Read moreTEPCO Emergency Video Release, Translations & Analysis
Below are our notes & comments on the information coming out of the minor release of video from TEPCO. The
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