Typhoon Lionrock Targets Fukushima Daiichi
Typhoon Lionrock has strengthened and changed course. Current predictions as of today shows it hitting the Tohoku coast as a
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Something Incredible Found In Fukushima Muon Scan
As we process the information released related to the second muon scan of Fukushima Daiichi unit 2 a number of
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What Windscale Can Tell About The Future Of Fukushima Daiichi
The decommissioning authority managing the long term response to the Fukushima Daiichi disaster site has cited three previous nuclear disasters
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NRA Tells TEPCO To Reduce Radioactive Water In Reactor Buildings At Fukushima
NRA has instructed TEPCO to deal with the radioactive water in the reactor building basements at Fukushima Daiichi. The request
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Melted Fuel To Be Sampled From Fukushima Reactors Containment
A contract announcement confirms new plans for the melted reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. Efforts are underway to develop the equipment
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Fukushima Daiichi Decommissioning Takes A Horrible Turn
NHK reports that the decommissioning authority in charge of dealing with the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster is now considering
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Diablo Canyon May Have Leaked Significant Radioactivity In Recent Years
Some unusual radiation readings may provide clues to a significant set of radiation leaks at Diablo Canyon back in 2015.
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Progress Report – June 22
TEPCO injected cement near parts of section 1 of the frozen wall on June 8. South sections of the frozen
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TEPCO Tries To Shift Blame For Hiding Meltdowns
The 3rd party investigation prompted by Niigata prefecture concluded that TEPCO’s president instructed company officials to not mention the word
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Progress And Failures
The frozen wall at Fukushima Daiichi has seen some minor progress amid ongoing problems with freezing portions of the wall.
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Chubu Power Wants To Restart Damaged Reactor
The Hamaoka nuclear plant sits near one of the most dangerous earthquake faults in Japan. If this wasn’t concerning enough,
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Possible Causes Of Fukushima Frozen Wall Failures
TEPCO reported last week that roughly 10% of the frozen wall is not working. Currently only certain sections are being
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Appears To Make Progress
NHK reports that the frozen wall at Fukushima Daiichi is making progress. They cite that 80% of the 6000 monitoring
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Someone At TEPCO Knew The Meltdown Standard
Asahi Shimbun has reported that Yuichi Okamura, the senior director of nuclear power generation knew. In a recent press conference he said
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TEPCO Starts Frozen Wall, What You Need To Know
Full operation of the frozen wall at Fukushima Daiichi has begun. The entire process should take about 8 months to
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Japan Sees Another Reactor Permanently Shut Down
The Ikata unit 1 reactor will be permanently shut down. The nearly 40 year old reactor needs 200 billion yen
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima 5th Year Report
Our research team’s 5th year report on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is out. Full of technical details rarely covered
Read moreTakahama Reactor Fails Days After Restart
An issue in the turbine systems caused unit 4 at the Takahama nuclear plant in Japan to automatically shut down just
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Fukushima Evacuees Denied Housing, Pushed Back To The Zone
Mainichi has an in depth look at the evolving problems for evacuees. While the government has claimed it would treat
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How The Fukushima Daiichi Sea Wall Was Damaged
TEPCO announced last week that the steel and concrete sea wall they installed and recently closed the last section of
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The Curious Case Of Two Fukushima Workers
TEPCO released a handout today providing new data on the unit 1/2 vent tower. The handout included photos from 2013
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Leukemia Suffering Fukushima Worker Tells His Story
“I decided to go to Fukushima hoping that I could make some contribution to the recovery of the disaster-stricken communities,
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Last Of Fukushima Daiichi Steel Wall Closed
The last portion of the steel piling wall installed in the sea front of Fukushima Daiichi has been closed. On
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Fukushima Daiichi Flooded
Heavy rains in north eastern Japan have caused flooding at Fukushima Daiichi. Rivers in the region have flooded and a
Read moreFukushima Contaminated Water
TEPCO has undertaken a number of efforts to try to control contaminated water at the site. These have had mixed
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Sendai Reactor Has Condenser Malfunction, Volcano Risk Increases
The only operating reactor in Japan has developed a problem with its condenser system. Detection of conductivity was found in
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Japan NRA Moves TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa To Front Of The Restart Line
Japan’s NRA has put two reactors at the Kashwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant on their “priority” list for restart screenings. The
Read moreFukushima Daiichi One Worker Dead, Radiation Spike on August 1
A worker reported to the onsite office saying he felt unwell. He was transported to Iwaki hospital and died soon
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This Week’s Japanese Nuclear Industry Scandals
As Japan’s current government tries to force through reactor restarts, the process is running into some harsh reality. The NRA
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Japan’s Nuclear Restarts; BWR Restart Following Extended Shutdown Report
BWR RESTART FOLLOWING EXTENDED SHUTDOWN By Dean Wilkie All of the reactors in Japan were shut down subsequent to the
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New Fukushima Daiichi Robot Changes Approach
Yet another robot has been introduced for use at Fukushima Daiichi. This one is significantly different. The unnamed six propeller
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EPA Investigates WIPP Room Closure
WIPP abruptly closed off two rooms that contained at risk barrels of nuclear waste. One being the site of the
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IRID Shows Off New Robot To Help With Containment Inspections At Fukushima Daiichi
IRID has announced a new robot to help access the containment structures at Fukushima Daiichi. The new robot named TEMBO
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Fukushima; The Beginning Of The End
A series of announcements over the last two weeks have shown the Abe administration’s true plan for Fukushima & Japan.
Read moreSimplyInfo.org; Fukushima News For A Monday (April 27, 2015)
A couple of stories came out over the last week or so that were worth mentioning. Toshiba showed off their
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SimplyInfo.org; WIPP REPORT April 2015
1. Radiation survey of the underground No complete radiation survey of the underground areas has been released to date. These
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University Does Undisclosed Scans Of Fukushima Daiichi
These scans were never mentioned in any TEPCO literature, none of IRID’s documents nor METI’s reports on the Fukushima Daiichi
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Fukushima; A Sign Lays Bare A Toxic Relationship
When Yuji Onuma was in 6th grade he wrote a phrase. What started as part of a homework project, won
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Fukushima Daiichi Workers Urged To Participate In Govt. Study
The Japanese government has decided to allow RERF (Radiation Effects Research Foundation) to do an epidemiological study on the workers
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Fukushima Daiichi Discharge Canal Sees Large Contamination Increase
We previously reported about increases at the unit 1 discharge canal back in February. The highs back then were in
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