Fukushima Unit 1 Discharge Canal Contamination Rising
A report released on July 26th showed that contamination levels in the unit 1 discharge canal at the end closer
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Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Partially Removed, Remaining Work Delayed
TEPCO removed one panel of the cover building roof of unit 1 early in the morning on July 28th. After
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Fukushima Unit 1 Airflow Blocking Door Completed
A door to block airflow through unit 1 has been installed. The plastic and steel door was installed to help
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TEPCO To Resume Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Removal Work In Late July
TEPCO announced work to remove the unit 1 cover will resume on July 28th and take about 4 months to
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Prepares For Containment Inspection
A newly released document shows progress in the effort to inspect inside unit 2’s containment. At unit 1 they went
Read moreFukushima Unit 5 Fuel Removed From Reactor
The fuel assemblies that have been inside the unit 5 reactor vessel since the 2011 disaster have all been moved
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Fukushima Unit 1 Inspection Work Completed
TEPCO has announced that they have completed all of the work they can do on the unit 1 containment robot
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Second Fukushima Unit 1 Robot Investigation Complete
TEPCO/IRID released a very small selection of video clips from the second investigation that took place over two days along
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2nd Robot Enters Fukushima Unit 1 Containment
TEPCO is reporting that the second robot has been put into containment and made 6 of the 11 data stops
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Report On Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection 2015
Hitachi’s shape changing robot (at least one of them, they have more) is abandoned and dead inside the containment of
Read moreFukushima Unit 1 Robot Still Transmitting Data
Asahi Shimbun is reporting that the robot stranded inside unit 1 containment is still transmitting data. This rules out radiation
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Fukushima Unit 1 Robot Failure, What We Know So Far
Per Yahoo News Japan, the robot died about 2/3 of the way through the planned route. Specifics about what kind
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Fukushima Unit 1 Robot Dies In Containment During Inspection
Kyodo News is reporting the robot died inside unit 1’s containment during the inspection. It stopped functioning part way through
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Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection Conducted
TEPCO reports that the work is underway and released three images of the robot being inserted into the containment structure.
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 Containment Inspection Starts April 10th
According to a recently released handout from TEPCO and IRID the robot inspection of unit 1’s containment should commence around
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Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scan Information Found
Information for the unit 2 muon scan has been found. Still not released as information through any of the official
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Muon Scan Finds No Fuel In Fukushima Unit 1 Reactor Vessel
TEPCO published the results of the muon scan done by IRID and their cooperating partners. No fuel was found in
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Extended Report 2015 – German Translation
SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Daiichi Block 2 Bericht 2015 (deutsche Übersetzung) Das SimplyInfo Research Team Dean Wilkie – Autor Edano San MD
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Extended Report 2015
SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Report 2015 By The SimplyInfo Research Team Dean Wilkie – Author Edano San MD –
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TEPCO Begins Concreting Unit 4 Trench At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has begun concreting in the seawater piping trench for unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. The work has been on
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Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scan Scheduled For May 2015
IRID is reporting that the muon scan of unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi will begin around May 10th of 2015.
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Fukushima Unit 1 To Begin Muon Scan In February
Work to install the muon scanners at Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 should be underway by February 2015. A number of
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TEPCO Admits Unit 2 Trench Concrete Work May Be Failing
NHK reports that the work to concrete in the unit 2 trench may not be working as planned. The work
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Fukushima Unit 4; 26 fuel assemblies left to go
Unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi has had 1507 fuel assemblies removed. The remaining fuel assemblies in the pool are all
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Fukushima Unit 1 Reactor Well Cover Dislodged
TEPCO showed in a handout that got little attention that the concrete reactor well cover for unit 1 is dislodged.
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1419 Fuel Assemblies Removed Fukushima Unit 4
1419 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. 114 assemblies left to move, with these being
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup, Nov 30, 2014
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Fukushima Daiichi Updates From IRID Part 3; Testing The Goo
IRID has made some progress on their research to find ways to seal the containment structures at Fukushima Daiichi. The
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TEPCO Declares Effort To Drain Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Trench Futile
TEPCO drained 200,000 liters of water out of the unit 2 trench after they declared the end near the turbine
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TEPCO Begins Draining Unit 2 Trench Of Radioactive Water
TEPCO has finally begun draining the Unit 2 trench of highly radioactive water. The trench was found to contain highly
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Details Of Fukushima Unit 4 Damaged Fuel Removal
TEPCO cites that they have removed the last of the damaged fuel from unit 4’s spent fuel pool. They provided
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Fukushima Unit 1, 2nd Cover Section Removed
TEPCO has removed a second section of building cover from unit 1. As the first section was removed TEPCO claimed
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All Spent Fuel Out Of Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4
TEPCO announced they have removed all of the spent fuel from unit 4. They did not provide details about the
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IRID Shows New Robot To Inspect Fukushima Unit 2 Pedestal
IRID reports progress on the new robot that will be used to attempt to look inside the reactor pedestal of
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Fukushima Unit 2 Subdrain Has Larger Problem
In recent weeks TEPCO began reporting about high radiation readings in subdrain pits near the reactor buildings. TEPCO’s original intention was
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 5 Begins Fuel Removal
TEPCO has begun work to remove fuel from the reactor to the spent fuel pool at unit 5 Fukushima Daiichi.
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Fukushima Unit 1 Had Part Of Cover Removed
In an unannounced move TEPCO removed one of the cover panels for the unit 1 building cover. They told the
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Fukushima Unit 1 Fuel Removal Delayed
TEPCO announced they would delay the removal of both spent fuel from the pool and from the reactor vessel at
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Fukushima; Radiation Spike In Unit 1 Discharge Canal
TEPCO hasn’t released radiation readings for the set of discharge canals for well over a year. This location has been
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Unit 1 Cover Removal Begins At Fukushima Daiichi
Initial work to remove the cover off unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi has begun. The initial work includes cutting a
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