TEPCO Admits Issue With Unit 3, Withholds Information, No Cold Shutdown
Yesterday we pointed out that it has been almost two months since TEPCO released any information on unit 3 while
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TEPCO Hides Unit 3 Data, Who Watches TEPCO?
After months of data about water and little else, TEPCO remains mum on unit 3. Considerable progress has been made
Read moreNew Leak Found Near Unit 3 At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO is admitting to increased levels of radiation near unit 3. An increased amount of beta radiation and cesium was
Read moreUnit 3 Fukushima Daiichi Debris Removal Near Completion
Debris removal has been ongoing during the last month as TEPCO attempted to distract the public with the leaking ponds
Read moreHighly Radioactive Debris Found On Unit 3 Refueling Floor
TEPCO has announced that a piece of highly radioactive debris has been pulled off of the refueling floor of unit
Read moreUnit 3 Spent Fuel Pool Update
A series of videos were released recently showing sections of the spent fuel pool at unit 3 of Fukushima Daiichi.
Read moreUnit 3 Location Of Crane & Mast In Pool
In an attempt to better understand how the crane is situated in the spent fuel pool of unit 3 we
Read moreAnalysis: Unit 3 Mast In Pool Inspection
TEPCO released a new video and handout of the unit 3 mast that fell deeper into the spent fuel pool.
Read moreUnit 3 Daiichi Pool Accident Analysis
TEPCO announced this week that the 1.5 ton mast for the refueling crane fell into the pool and sank as
Read moreRobot Inspection Of Unit 3 Finds Increasing Radiation Levels, New Robot Fails.
TEPCO reports the results of a robot inspection in unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi. The initial work was to look
Read moreUnit 3 Debris Accident & Pool Damage
TEPCO began removing debris using remote control cranes last week. Reports from worker Happy11311 indicated that they didn’t have a
Read moreUnit 3 SFP Inspection, Reactor Cap Removed At Unit 4
TEPCO has been progressing on work at Fukushima Daiichi to deal with units 3 and 4. The reactor (RPV) cap
Read moreUnit 3 Robot Entry Video & New Enhanced Images
TEPCO sent robot Quince 2 into unit 3 at Daiichi to inspect the TIPS room. Damage to some of the
Read moreUnit 3 Group Findings
Group Findings Unit 3 Ex-vessel steam explosion: Information gathered from the unit 3 explosion and events before and after the
Read moreUnit 3 Containment Shield Plug Leaking, Possibly Moved
TEPCO investigated the large concrete shield plug in the north east corner of the 1st floor. The plug is partially
Read moreUnit 3 Spent Fuel Pool Videos & Enhanced Images
TEPCO finally released the videos of the unit 3 spent fuel pool. The videos do give a better look at
Read moreUnit 3 Torus Inspection Video And New Images And Analysis
TEPCO has released a video of the 8 minute trip into unit 3. We have some enhanced still images from
Read moreTWO: Takahama Unit 3 To Shut Down Tuesday
Kansai Electric announced Friday that Takahama Unit 3 will shut down for maintenance this Tuesday. This leaves Kashiwasaki-Kariwa unit 6
Read moreUnit 2 Blow Out Panel Knocked Out Before Unit 3 Explosion
Someone noticed this over the weekend in a March 13th Guardian article the digital globe images shows unit 3 intact, but
Read moreUnit 3 Cooling Was Turned Off The Day Before Explosion
The cooling system at unit 3 was turned off the day before the massive explosion. The plant director was not
Read more1.6 Sievert Hot Spot Found In Unit 3
Recently a 1.3 Sievert hot spot was found near the containment hatch inside unit 3. This hot spot appeared to
Read more620 mSv/h Found In Unit 3
TEPCO announced that they have found 620 mSv/h in unit 3 by robots. These levels are high enough to restrict
Read moreFukushima Unit 3 steam-explosion theory
Fukushima Unit 3 steam-explosion theory by Ian Goddard The signature event of the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns was the large mushroom-cloud explosion
Read moreTEPCO To Begin Removing Debris From Unit 3 Deck
TEPCO will begin the process to remove debris from the top of unit 3. Since the work would expose workers
Read moreFukushima Daiichi Intended To Increase MOX Use In Unit 3
Editors note: Documentation TEPCO #1 Documentation TEPCO #2 Preliminary Analysis of Tepco Documentation 3-2 “Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. Fukushima
Read moreTEPCO Releases Document Claiming Unit 3 Blew Up Unit 4
TEPCO released a schematic claiming it explains that unit 3 caused the explosion in unit 4. It shows high radiation
Read moreEnhanced Photos Inside Unit 3 Fukushima Daiichi
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Update: Fukushima Unit 1 & 3 Containment Leaks
New information was published by TEPCO updating details about the new containment water leaks caused by the February earthquake. At
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Fukushima Unit 5 Alternate Cooling, No ETA For System Repair; July 13, 2014
TEPCO still has not given any further information about the needed repair of the leaking valve for the main cooling
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Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Fuel Removal Suspended For 3 Months
TEPCO announced that work to remove spent fuel from the unit 4 fuel pool will be suspended for 3 months.
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4; 1034 Fuel Assemblies Removed
1034 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool to the common pool. There are 499
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Fukushima Unit 4; 638 Fuel Assemblies Removed
638 spent fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool to the common pool as of
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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report Unit 4
Unit 4 saw the completion of the defueling building. Since early in 2011 TEPCO has considered the removal of fuel
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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report Unit 2
These events and new information were found on unit 2 within the last year. TEPCO announced in July that they
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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Unit 1 Technical Report
With the 3rd anniversary of the 3-11 triple disaster approaching we have taken a look at the changes that have
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Fukushima Unit 4; 374 Fuel Assemblies Removed
374 fuel assemblies have been moved from unit 4’s spent fuel pool to the common pool as of this week.
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Fukushima Unit 4; 352 Fuel Assemblies Removed
TEPCO reports a total of 352 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool as of
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Fukushima Unit 4; 308 Fuel Assemblies Removed
308 assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool. The assemblies were transferred to the common pool
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Unit 4 Cask Filled, Transit Prep Tomorrow 11.27.13
TEPCO announced an additional 16 spent fuel assemblies were loaded into the transport cask by the end of the day
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Unit 4 Fuel Assemblies To Be Removed 3pm JST Today
French journalist Joel Legendre is reporting that TEPCO will begin removing the first fuel assemblies from the spent fuel pool
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