Fukushima Unit 4; 11 Spent Fuel Assemblies Left To Remove From Pool
There are now 11 spent fuel assembles left in the damaged unit 4 spent fuel pool. The other remaining assemblies
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Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Removal Delayed To Late October
47 News is reporting that TEPCO will delay the removal of the cover on unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi until
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4; 1298 Assemblies Removed
Unit 4 spent fuel removal is at 1298 assemblies removed as of this week. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article would not be
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1276 Fuel Assemblies Removed From Unit 4 Fukushima Daiichi
1276 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool at Fukushima Daiichi. Work resumed after an
Read moreFukushima Worker Electrocuted, 3 Power Issues At Plant
An electrician was electrocuted while working on the new office building at Fukushima Daiichi. The worker was taken to the
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IRID Admits Fukushima Unit 1 Fuel May Be Outside Of Containment
The head of IRID made this interesting admission during the fall meeting of Atomic Energy Society of Japan last week.
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Removal Work Resumes Tomorrow
TEPCO is reporting that work to remove fuel from the unit 4 spent fuel pool will resume tomorrow. Removal work
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New Fukushima Worker Testimony Describes Suicide Mission To Vent Unit 1
Kyodo News is running a series of articles based on some of the official testimony of Fukushima Daiichi workers. These
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Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Room Inspection
Hitachi GE conducted robot investigations into unit 2’s torus room on July 17th. The main focus of the work was
Read moreSimplyInfo.Org; Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup 8.3.2014
Gov’t raises max allowable ambient radiation level in nuclear disaster cleanup zones http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20140731p2a00m0na022000c.html TEPCO is now dumping 15 tons of
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TEPCO Outlines Plan To Remove Damaged Fuel At Unit 4
TEPCO released a short handout this week that explains their plan for removing the damaged fuel at unit 4. One
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TEPCO Finally Repairs Unit 5 Spent Fuel Pool Cooling
After weeks of unit 5 not having an operational spent fuel pool cooling system, TEPCO has finally replaced the leaking
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Fukushima: Unit 1 Cover Removal & Demolition Work To Begin Soon
TEPCO has announced their plan to remove the cover of unit 1 so that debris on the refueling floor can
Read moreUnit 4 Decommissioning
info soon Unit 4 Spent Fuel Removal: November 2013 (began) * no fuel in the reactor during the disaster
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info soon Unit 2 Spent Fuel Removal: Second half of FY2017 Unit 2 Reactor Fuel Removal: First half of FY2020
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info soon Unit 1 Spent Fuel Removal: Second half of FY2017 Unit 1 Reactor Fuel Removal: First half of FY2020
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Unit 5 Fukushima Remains On Shared Cooling, No Repair Stated; July 14, 2014
TEPCO again has posted no information about the needed repair of the spent fuel pool cooling system on unit 5
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; July 13, 2014
Some Okuma residents have given up on the idea of returning home and are requesting compensation for their property. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20140704_04.html
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Fukushima Unit 5 Continues Alternate Cooling
Unit 5 continues to operate on shared cooling with the reactor vessel. Graphs of hourly temperature data pulled today show
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Fukushima Unit 5 Experiences Additional Cooling Problem
TEPCO switched the unit 5 spent fuel pool over to sharing the cooling system for the reactor (the
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Fukushima Unit 5 Reactor Temperature Rises
TEPCO’s statements earlier this week that they would use a back and forth method of cooling the spent fuel pool
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Fukushima Unit 5 Spent Fuel Pool On Alternative Cooling
Yesterday TEPCO reported that they had restarted the regular cooling system of unit 5’s spent fuel pool. The report indicated
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New Robot Inspection Of Fukushima Unit 1
Two robots, sponsored by IRID conducted an investigation of unit 1. The areas between the 2nd and 3rd floors have
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TEPCO Restarts Fukushima Unit 5 Pool Cooling Without Permanent Fix
TEPCO has announced they have restarted the cooling system for unit 5 just days after stopping it due to a
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Clock Ticks On Fukushima Unit 5 Cooling Outage As Typhoon Hits Japan
TEPCO reported over the weekend that they found a leak in a valve that is part of the cooling system
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Fukushima Unit 4; 1122 Spent Fuel Assemblies Removed
There are 411 spent fuel assemblies left to remove from unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. 1122 have been removed as
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New Robot Torus Room Inspections Under Preparation In Fukushima Unit 2
Two newer underwater robots are being used to inspect the torus rooms of units 1 and 2. The robots built
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Some Spent Fuel From Fukushima Unit 4 To Be Sent To Unit 6
TEPCO is asking for permission to make an unusual change to the removal of spent fuel at unit 4. The
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New Work At Fukushima Unit 1
Inspection work inside unit 1’s torus room to check pipe penetrations into the turbine building have been completed. Clay was
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4; 1078 Fuel Assemblies Removed
1078 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 and transferred to the common pool. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article would not
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New Unit 1 Findings Indicate Contamination Path
TEPCO’s new reports on the unit 1 torus room already showed that a vacuum breaker caused an issue. Now they
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Frozen Wall Installation Begins By Unit 1
Work has begun to install the frozen wall around the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. The first section to be done
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Fukushima Unit 4; 968 Fuel Assemblies Removed
968 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool to the common pool. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article
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Fukushima Unit 1 New Torus Room Inspections
What are they doing? TEPCO & Hitachi are apparently looking for damage to the vacuum breaker pipes that run in
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Fukushima Unit 4; 924 Fuel Assemblies Removed
924 fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool of unit 4 and placed into the common pool
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Fukushima Unit 4; 880 Fuel Assemblies Removed
880 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 to the common pool as of Monday. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article would
Read moreWIPP; Leaks Happen, 3rd Party Safety Review Finds Pattern Of Safety Failures
LEAKS HAPPEN By Barry The list of troubling events leading up to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) closure on February
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Inspection Shows Some More Damaged
TEPCO released a small selection of images of some of the fuel removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool.
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Fukushima Unit 4; 814 Spent Fuel Assemblies Removed
814 spent fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool of unit 4 to the common pool. Workers
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Removal Hits Half Way Mark
Don’t pop the champagne quite yet. Removal of spent fuel from the damaged unit 4 fuel pool has crossed the
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