Active Faults May Doom Japan’s Nuclear Reactors
NISA has ordered owners of the Oi and Shika nuclear plants to inspect faults that run under their reactors in
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Japan Government Covers Up Children’s Radiation Doses, Again
In a long list of bad actions by the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters, that has been in charge of radiation dose
Read moreNuclear Shenanigans
The nuclear mafia continues to do whatever they want and laugh at the rest of us. Fukui prefecture in response
Read moreDataDump Files
These can only be accessed with the address for this page. As we analyze these they can be posted to
Read moreFukushima Station Black Out & Delusion
This featured post authored by SimplyInfo member Peter Melzer originally appeared on his blog Peter Reviews Products & Procedures (copyright P. Melzer)
Read moreSpent Fuel Research & Safety
The spent fuel pools at Fukushima Daiichi have shown a considerable risk and design flaw in some reactors. The fuel
Read moreNews Roundup 7.2.2012
Japan begins energy saving for the summer, even as Oi nuclear plant goes back online http://www.japantoday.com/category//view/japan-begins-power-saving-despite-nuclear-restart?utm_campaign=jt_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=jt_newsletter_2012-07-02_PM Experts have determined that
Read more40,000 Protest In Front Of Prime Minister’s Residence To End Nuclear Power
40,000 people rallied in front of the prime minister’s residence Friday evening in Tokyo. The protest is a continuation of
Read moreMedia Picks Up On Risks At Oi
The media has picked up on the risks at the Oi nuclear plant in Japan. Our report on the real
Read moreLinks On US Nuclear Waste Efforts and Policy
The EPA Radiation Standard for Spent-Fuel Storage in a Geological Repository Background Information November 2006 Click to access ps81-bi.pdf
Read moreFriday Fukushima News Roundup
In the face of growing opposition among the majority political party, heavy public opposition and a local governor who is
Read moreFlying Wind Turbines And Power Generating Onsen
These are the kinds of power generation technologies that come from more creative minds. Japanese onsen (hot spring spas) are
Read moreNISA Finds New Quake Risk Concerns At Oi & Tsuruga
NISA has discovered that part of the slope near the Oi reactors could collapse in an earthquake. KEPCO says they
Read moreCalifornia May Face Summer Power Shortages Due To San Onofre
With San Onofre nuclear plant still down due to steam generator problems, the power supply in California is struggling to
Read more“Harmful Rumors” Law Revisited
Revisiting the “Harmful Rumors” law Many who were active in following the 3-11 disaster early on remember the actions taken
Read moreSmartphone Geiger App? fukuleaks.org/web Reviews It
There have been quite a few “radiation detection” applications for smart phones that have come out. These claim to turn
Read moreTsruga Impossible To Restart, Issues At Kashiwazaki Raise Concerns
Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission stated it would be impossible to restart the units at Tsruga nuclear plant. Multiple fault lines
Read moreAnti-Nuclear Activist Jellyfish Attack Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
Update: Ron D pointed out that this makes California currently nuclear free. San Onofre is currently shut down due to
Read more84% Of Japan Businesses Do Not Support Reactor Restarts
84% of Japan businesses do not want reactors restarted or only want restarts only after sufficient safety changes are made.
Read more$49 Radiation Detector For iPhone/iPod Hits Worldwide Market
An all volunteer project started after the Fukushima nuclear disaster has brought their idea to fruition. They wanted to make
Read moreJapan’s Perplexing Reactor Restarts; Where Are We Going And Why Are We In This Handbasket?
As the Japanese government has been rushing to restart nuclear reactors everyone is asking the same question. Why? It really
Read moreEvacuees Still Living In Evacuation Centers, Limbo
300 people are still living in an evacuation center. Most are elderly and from Futaba. A few simply can not
Read moreRadiation Measuring And Conversions
This is an ongoing collection of conversion factors used to change a radiation reading into another type of measurement.
Read moreJapan Government’s Nuclear Kabuki
The Japanese government failed to put in place the needed changes to launch the planned new nuclear agency. This new
Read moreFukushima Animal Rescue Farm Needs Volunteers
Farm Arcadia was established in the edge of the exclusion zone to give the abandoned farm animals somewhere safe to
Read moreStorm Damage At Fukushima Daiichi And Onagawa
Yesterday’s storm that rolled across Japan caused considerable damage, deaths and injuries. Fukushima Daiichi wasn’t totally immune. The tent that
Read moreMETI Releases Partial Report Of Fukushima Internet Spying Project
Advertising agency Asatsu-DK produced a report to METI of their internet spying program. The agency was contracted to snoop on public
Read more84% Think Japan Nuclear Stress Tests Insufficient, Noda Weakens On Restarts
Mainichi ran a recent poll that showed 84% of the public does consider the Japanese government’s stress tests to be
Read moreTEPCO Signs Deal With Sanrio For New Water Park & Health Spa
TEPCO has signed a deal with Hello Kitty purveyor Sanrio on an indoor water park and health spa at the
Read moreSunday News Roundup – April 1 Version (No Fooling)
Politics Still Evolving Japan’s New nuclear agency now isn’t happening. It was not clear if there will be any attempts
Read moreNuclear Industry Turns Away From Nuclear Power
In two rather surprising admissions this week some major players in the nuclear industry have denounced nuclear power as being
Read moreSpent Fuel Pools; How They Impact Fukushima Daiichi
The following is an in depth look at spent fuel pools and how these technical factors impact the disaster at
Read moreTEPCO Again Releases No Reactor Data, Some Press Updates
TEPCO released none of their new reactor reporting documents, the scaled down ones with even less data, on March 22.
Read moreFukushima Government Deleted SPEEDI Reports During Disaster
Daily Yomiuri, Mainichi and Yahoo Japan are reporting a revelation that the prefecture government in Fukushima deleted SPEEDI report emails
Read moreUPDATE: TEPCO Backdates Public Reports, Scales Back Public Accountability
We previously reported that TEPCO had cut off all public data monitoring. As of the evening of March 19 (US
Read moreTEPCO Early Reports
The data below is early information provided by TEPCO that they have now moved or deleted from their website. Those
Read moreTEPCO Cuts Off All Public Reactor Data Reporting
On March 15th, with no announcement TEPCO quietly shut down all forms of public reactor data monitoring. Since soon after
Read moreLying 101: How Industry Is Manipulating The US Coverage & Debate On Fukushima
In early March a series of articles came out all quite strangely declaring the Fukushima nuclear disaster to be a
Read moreNRC Addresses Post Fukushima Issues At Specific Reactors
The NRC has been busy sending out letters related to their post-Fukushima safety changes. What was interesting is that not
Read moreFt. Calhoun Nuclear Station Continues To Be A Regional Menace
The NRC has (again) punished Ft. Calhoun Nuclear station and operator Omaha Public Power District for failures at the Ft.
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