Japan’s WHO Radiation Expert Admits Giving Bad Information, “Oops”
Many following the Fukushima disaster are familiar with Dr. Shunichi Yamashita (aka: Dr. 100 mSv). He headed the Fukushima Health
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Spent Fuel Handling Recommendations For Fukushima
SimplyInfo member Dean Wilkie reviewed a number of industry safety documents related to spent fuel handling safety as applicable at
Read morePandora’s Promise; What You Need To Know
This film claims to be a documentary but is more of an informercial funded by the nuclear power industry, it
Read moreSimplyInfo.org: Fukushima News Roundup
A TEPCO worker in Ibaraki committed suicide by jumping off the roof of TEPCO’s branch office. The worker didn’t leave
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SimplyInfo.org Submits Series Of Fukushima Response Proposals To IRID
The Japanese government put out the call for international help with the disaster response at Fukushima Daiichi. The new agency
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Another Typhoon Headed Towards Fukushima Daiichi
Typhoon Wipha is headed towards Fukushima Daiichi. The storm is expected to be a category 1 typhoon as it reaches
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TEPCO; Like The Last Days Of Rome
So what happens to TEPCO? It is painfully obvious to anyone paying attention that the corporate management structure is incompetent
Read moreSimplyInfo.org; What Have We Been Up To?
People may assume since the worst or more dramatic events of the Fukushima nuclear disaster is over that our activity
Read moreTaiwan’s Nuclear Nightmare
Taiwan, a country that is about 1/3 the land mass of the state of Kentucky has over 23 million residents.
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The Fukushima Elephant In The Room
The NY Times published an article today looking at the limbo Fukushima evacuees live in. Most in Namie and other
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METI Hints Fukushima Daini Will Also Be Decommissioned
The head of METI mentioned during discussions about TEPCO obtaining new bank financing that Fukushima Daini should be decommissioned. He
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Japan Pushes Forward On Nuclear Restarts
Chubu Electric has said they will apply for a restart inspection for unit 4 at their Hamaoka Nuclear plant. Unit
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TEPCO Has Filed A Restart Application For Kashiwazaki Kariwa With The NRA
Newsflash on 47 News below. Safety review application TEPCO Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant of TEPCO, has applied to the Nuclear Regulatory
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44.9 Tbq Contamination Released to Sea & Air In Last 2 Years At Fukushima Daiichi
The ongoing releases at Fukushima Daiichi are beginning to add up. Between September 2011 and September 2013 roughly 44.9 terabecquerels
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Fukushima Clean Up Effort May Be Futile, People Being Forced To Return.
More people are beginning to question the efforts to decontaminate areas in Fukushima. With a price tag that could reach
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Japan’s Fukushima Merchants Of BS
UPDATE: Kyodo News is reporting that PM Abe had no actual knowledge of the situation at Fukushima Daiichi’s port when
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5.9 Shallow Quake Near Daiichi, May Have Challenged SFP Resistance
Today’s quake at Daiichi has been upgraded to a 5.9 04:54 20 September 2013 M5.9 quake strikes Fukushima, no reports
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TEPCO Fails To Follow Regulations In Dumping Contaminated Typhoon Water To Pacific
TEPCO released to the sea, rainwater that had built up behind the concrete barrier around the contaminated water tanks at
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Fukushima Reality Challenges Abe’s Olympic Folly
Japan PM Abe made this rather outrageous statement to the press this week as questions piled up about the Tokyo
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Another US Nuclear Plant To Permanently Shut Down
Vermont Yankee will shut down permanently at the end of this fuel cycle. By the 4th quarter of 2014 the
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TEPCO Hides Reactor 2 Radiation Data, 11 Days & Counting
TEPCO did inspection work on unit 2 on August 12th, in the midst of the discovery of widespread groundwater leaks
Read moreRadiation Levels In Air Rising At Fukushima Daiichi
NHK is reporting after the most recent TEPCO press conference that radiation levels are rising around Fukushima Daiichi. This seems
Read moreNew Chernobyl Web Cam & Video
The Ukraine AEC now has a web page on the ongoing work at Chernobyl. This includes a web cam of
Read moreTEPCO Considers Filling Fukushima Reactors With Concrete
A recent Bloomberg article documents TEPCO’s efforts to work with the US Department of Energy on ways to deal with
Read moreTEPCO’s Fantasy World
TEPCO released this unrealistic statement to the press today. The report was for their creditors. In this report TEPCO claims
Read moreFuku Leaks
Now that the truth is at least partially public knowledge, the Japanese government is stepping in to help at Fukushima
Read moreTEPCO Proves Again, They Can’t Be Trusted To Operate A Nuclear Reactor
Workers at Fukushima Daiichi lost cooling to unit 6 for 2 hours today. They were performing a test for an
Read moreExamples In Leadership: Masao Yoshida
Written by fukuleaks.org/web member Peter Melzer, this article originally appeared on his blog. 山は動かない [武田 信玄]。 Last Tuesday, Jul. 9,
Read moreMore Rising Contamination, NRA Says Fukushima Leaking To The Sea
Cesium levels rose again today in the 1-2 groundwater well near the sea. Groundwater observation hole No.1-2 were detected at:
Read moreTEPCO; More Leaking Contamination, TIPS Exploration & Debris Analysis
TEPCO announced a number of new leaks over the weekend. Tritium levels were going up including in the port. TEPCO
Read moreReactor Restarts & Why TEPCO Should Die To Spare Japan
TEPCO has started another PR effort. The current president of TEPCO met with local mayors near Kashiwazaki Kariwa, the nuclear
Read more2011 Disaster Recovery Funds Given To Nuclear Plant Operators
Disaster recovery funds would be assumed to allocated to the people, communities and local businesses directly impacted by the disaster.
Read moreFukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; June 27, 2012
High levels of tritium were found near the unit 1 section of the water discharge canal at Fukushima Daiichi. The
Read moreTEPCO Admits Increasing Leaks To The Sea
TEPCO has admitted both ongoing and increased leaks to the sea. They announced in a press release that tritium leaking
Read moreUpdate On Strontium 90 Leaks At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO released more information about the strontium 90 leak at a press conference today. They have known about the strontium
Read moreTEPCO Caught Manipulating Data Again
These two versions of a radiation map by TEPCO were found with some huge differences. The Japanese map shows considerably
Read moreWhy Is KEPCO Getting A Free Pass From The NRA?
Japan’s KEPCO power company, owners of the Oi nuclear plant and also Mihama and Takahama nuclear plants seems to be
Read moreTVA Shuts Down Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Project
Another nuclear plant has bit the dust. The troubled Bellefonte nuclear plant in Alabama has ceased work to complete the
Read moreTEPCO Shows Off Work To Press, Still Doesn’t Know Where Melted Fuel Is
TEPCO did another event for the selected press to come see certain parts of Fukushima Daiichi. The tour appears to
Read moreGAO Find NRC Is Ignoring Nuclear Evacuation Impact
The GAO has released a report showing the NRC has downplayed and ignored significant risks in the event of a
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