SimplyInfo.org; Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Spent Fuel Removal Progress

TEPCO has been progressing with the preparation work for the eventual removal of the spent fuel from unit 2 at

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SimplyInfo.org; Fukushima Daiichi Contaminated Water Dumping, What You Need To Know

TEPCO’s long-term plan to dump contaminated water into the Pacific has progressed closer to reality. Regulators have given initial approvals

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SimplyInfo.org; NRA Inspects Fukushima Unit 1

Japan’s nuclear regulator, aka the NRA, conducted an unpublicized inspection of unit 1 in late November. This inspection appears to

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SimplyInfo.org; Fukushima Unit 1 Upcoming Inspection Details

TEPCO announced that the next phase of containment inspections inside unit 1 will finally take place in early 2022. This

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Fukushima Unit 1 To Be Inspected In January

NHK is reporting that the containment inspection for Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 will finally take place in January 2022. The

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Fukushima Daiichi Waste Building Progress

The waste building at Fukushima Daiichi, also known as the “process main building” was implemented to hold highly contaminated water

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Fukushima Daiichi Notch Tanks Found To Be Damaged

Notch tanks at Fukushima Daiichi are a group of rectangular water tanks with an appearance similar to a dumpster. These

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Fukushima Daiichi Waste Containers Repaired With Sticker Sheet

TEPCO published new information about solid radioactive waste containers in September. This took place after a container leaked highly radioactive

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Fukushima Unit 1 New Cover Building Progress

Work towards installing a new cover building on unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi is under way.  A recent report from

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Fukushima Unit 3 Floor Drain Leaking Contaminated Reactor Water

TEPCO has completed work to address the leakage of contaminated reactor water into the main building for unit 3. Raised

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Fukushima Daiichi Earthquake Damage Update 3.30.21

Inspections and response efforts from the February 2021 earthquake were still underway when another earthquake hit on March 20th. Due

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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 Daiichi Unit 3 New Containment Leaks

New problems have been found related to the containment damage at unit 3 caused by the February 2021 earthquake. TEPCO

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Pressure Drop at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1

More problems from the recent earthquake in Fukushima Prefecture are being found. Water leaks were discovered at units 1 and

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Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Suffer Containment Damage In Quake

A report published by TEPCO today shows new containment damage suffered by units 1 and 3 at Fukushima Daiichi as

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