Fukushima Unit 2 Deadly Radiation Levels Found Outside Containment
TEPCO admitted to JapanTimes via Jiji that a deadly high level of radiation was found outside of unit 2’s containment.
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Fukushima Unit 3 Second Containment Inspection Results
TEPCO states that data gathered will be released later. They have released some images of the second day of containment
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Fukushima Unit 3 First Photos Inside Containment
TEPCO has released a set of images taken inside the containment structure of unit 3 on March 20th. This is
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Fukushima Unit 3 Containment Probe On October 20th
TEPCO quietly announced that October 20th they would conduct the first containment inspection of unit 3. This is significant work
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Delayed To January
TEPCO announced that the problems created by the stuck shielding blocks and high radiation in the work area will require
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IAEA Report Admits Fukushima Unit 5 Worse Than Previously Stated
Details found in the recent IAEA report on the Fukushima disaster admitted some key information about the events at unit
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Fukushima Unit 2 Probe Delayed By Stuck Shielding Blocks
A row of shielding blocks were rusted to a floor rail, causing a delay in the work at unit 2
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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
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Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Torus Structures In Need Of Reinforcement
IRID published a call for proposals mid June related to research and development into a way to reinforce the torus structures
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IRID Shows Off New Robot To Help With Containment Inspections At Fukushima Daiichi
IRID has announced a new robot to help access the containment structures at Fukushima Daiichi. The new robot named TEMBO
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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 3 Containment Inspection To Start October 2015
TEPCO and IRID recently published details on the first efforts to probe the unit 3 reactor at Fukushima Daiichi. In
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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 1 Containment Inspection To Begin In April
AP is reporting that Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 will get the first of three anticipated containment inspections in early April
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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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Fukushima Daiichi Updates From IRID Part 2; New Robots & Work
As part of reviewing IRID’s updates on work progress for Fukushima Daiichi, new information about robots to be used and
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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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Plans To Flood Fukushima Containments Scrapped
The entire decommissioning plan has hinged on this one thing, the ability to flood the containment structures of the reactors
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New Fukushima Containment Investigation Plan Confirmed
Details of the new upcoming effort to investigate the containment structures of the melted reactors at Fukushima Daiichi have been
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Fukushima Unit 3 Concrete Reactor Cover Damaged
TEPCO has admitted that the concrete reactor well cover on unit 3 has been damaged. They floated two possible causes.
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Damage Inside Fukushima Unit 4 Containment
Yomiuri has released a more detailed article after yanking an earlier version. Two Yomiuri reporters were allowed into unit 4’s
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Research Begins To Plug Containment Downcomers At Fukushima Daiichi
As part of the recent roadmap document TEPCO explained efforts that have begun to find a suitable method to plug
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Unit 1 Leaks Found; We Have The Details
TEPCO has investigated the torus room of unit 1 with the new boat robot. This was an effort to look
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Fukushima Ice Wall “We Can’t Assume It Will Work”
Der Speigel speaking with two experts in Germany about the frozen wall idea being planned for Fukushima Daiichi, did not
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Containment Pressure Drops Again
Containment pressure at unit 2 has dropped again. The unit saw a significant pressure drop in August. TEPCO closed a
Read moreUnit 2 Containment Pressure Drops In Half
Unit 2 containment pressure dropped by about half yesterday. TEPCO cites closing a valve allowed the pressure to slightly regain
Read moreAmazing New Images Inside Unit 2 Containment
TEPCO finally released the video of the pedestal inspection of unit 2. This showed more than the initial images given
Read moreUnit 2 Pedestal Opening Shows Damage; First Image
The image above is the first glimpse of the right side of the pedestal opening for the CRD drive. This
Read moreTEPCO Admits Containment Failure At Unit 3
Most in the know have strongly suspected this since 2011 but TEPCO finally admitted this today. Unit 3’s containment structure
Read moreTEPCO Restarts Nitrogen Injection In Unit 1 Suppression Chamber
From today’s TEPCO report, they intend to restart nitrogen injection into the torus (suppression chamber). This has been done frequently
Read moreNew Large Debris Found Inside Unit 1 Containment
Videos released by TEPCO yesterday included a scope investigation underwater. The water itself was surprisingly clear with a small layer
Read moreUnit 1 Containment Scope New Images & Video
TEPCO has released more information about the ongoing inspection of unit 1 this week. Water was found inside at about
Read moreTEPCO Unable To Find Water Level Inside Unit 1
The initial inspection today of unit 1 containment was unable to find the water level inside containment according to 47
Read moreTEPCO To Do More Inspections In Unit 1 Containment
Kyodo News is reporting TEPCO will do a series of inspections this week at unit 1 to look inside containment
Read moreAdditional Analysis Of Unit 1 Containment Inspection
Workers did a brief inspection inside the containment of unit 1 earlier this week. We reported the initial findings yesterday.
Read moreUnit 1 Containment Inspection Shows Explosive Debris
TEPCO installed an inspection hole in containment penetration X-100B above the equipment hatch near the monorail. They took a brief
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