Fukushima Unit 1 New “Plan B” To Remove Spent Fuel
TEPCO has added an additional option to their plans for the removal of spent fuel from unit 1 at Fukushima
Read moreTEPCO has added an additional option to their plans for the removal of spent fuel from unit 1 at Fukushima
Read moreTEPCO has identified twelve fuel assemblies with damaged lifting handles. Further damage can not be identified at this point as
Read moreAn RHR (reactor heat removal) pump at Fukushima Daiichi unit 6 failed on November 19th. The suppression chamber suction valve
Read moreTEPCO released these photos as part of the end of the month report. This is the first look at the
Read moreSpent fuel at Fukushima Daiichi has made some slow progress as storage space is strained. 4.9% of the spent fuel
Read moreMuch anticipated inspection inside unit 1 containment.
Read moreNHK is reporting that 90 bags of contaminated soil floated away in a river during Typhoon Hagibis. 25 of those
Read moreA number of new events tied to unit 1 have taken place. These lend new insight into the initial disaster
Read moreWork to cut a hole in personnel door into containment resumes.
Read moreAn extremely strong typhoon is headed directly at Fukushima Daiichi. Typhoon Hagibis is currently making landfall near Tokyo and Chiba
Read moreTEPCO published preliminary photos July 18th showing the start of inspection work of the reactor well for unit 1. Two
Read moreMeasure twice, cut once. Work to remove the highly contaminated units 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi took an unfortunate
Read moreTEPCO previously announced their plan for removing spent fuel from unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This involved removing the roof
Read moreSimplyInfo.org’s 2019 report on the Fukushima Disaster is now available. Our comprehensive report covers the technical, health, ecological and social
Read moreCommunications Director, Nancy Foust is on this week’s Nuclear Hotseat with Libbe HaLevy talking about the 8th anniversary of the
Read moreTEPCO completed another inspection inside unit 2 containment this week. The newest work involved attempting to move and grasp pieces
Read moreTEPCO announced at a meeting with Japan’s NRA that they will conduct a new investigation inside unit 2 around February
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