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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Waste Storage Tanks At Fukushima Daiichi At Risk Of Explosion

Filter waste containers stored at Fukushima Daiichi are at risk of having hydrogen explosions. TEPCO released documents on Friday detailing

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Fukushima Daiichi Frozen Wall Begins Freezing Operations

TEPCO’s contractors have begun the process of freezing the completed sections of the frozen wall. Blocks 1-8 are currently in

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TEPCO Refused To Upgrade From Windows XP At Fukushima Daiichi

Japan’s NRA has publicly urged TEPCO to upgrade computer systems used at Fukushima Daiichi, and possibly company wide. NRA pointed

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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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IRID Fukushima Fuel Debris Research Progress Reports

IRID published English language versions of their fuel debris removal and other new technology research reports. Various contractors were hired to

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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 Daiichi Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pool Gate Inspected

The unit 3 spent fuel pool gate was inspected further after concerns that the fuel handling crane could have damaged

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University Does Undisclosed Scans Of Fukushima Daiichi

These scans were never mentioned in any TEPCO literature, none of IRID’s documents nor METI’s reports on the Fukushima Daiichi

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Fukushima Daiichi Workers Urged To Participate In Govt. Study

The Japanese government has decided to allow RERF  (Radiation Effects Research Foundation) to do an epidemiological study on the workers

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Fukushima Daiichi Discharge Canal Sees Large Contamination Increase

We previously reported about increases at the unit 1 discharge canal back in February. The highs back then were in

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TEPCO Admits Recent Leaks Came From Contaminated Water Tanks

TEPCO admitted that water recently leaked from the H4 tank farm is loose in the groundwater at the plant. Monitoring

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Fukushima Melted Fuel Removal Process Being Reconsidered

The Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation is reconsidering the approach to be used for removing melted fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. The early

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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Disaster Four Year Report

It has been four years since the massive triple disaster struck Japan. In some ways much has changed, in others,

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New Contaminated Water Leak At Daiichi Came From Same Tanks

A rise in contaminated water in the “C” drainage channel up on the hill was detected around Thursday. TEPCO has

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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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Face Mask Rules At Fukushima Daiichi To Be Relaxed In May

TEPCO announced that workers will be allowed to wear half masks or dust masks in more areas at Fukushima Daiichi

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Frozen Wall Delayed As More Concreting At Fukushima Daiichi

TEPCO announced a two week delay in work to install a frozen underground wall around the leaking reactors at Fukushima

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2nd Mobile Strontium 90 Filter System In Service At Fukushima Daiichi

A second mobile strontium 90 filtration system is in service at Fukushima Daiichi after initial testing. The portable system housed

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NHK Report; Fukushima Meltdowns Released More Radiation Than Assumed

A recent NHK video report on the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns revealed some critical new details about the meltdowns and the

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TEPCO Says Safety Upgraded At Fukushima Plants After Two Deaths

TEPCO says they responded to the deaths of two workers by stopping work and reviewing safety at the plants. This

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Japan NRA Admits Fukushima Daiichi Still Leaking Into Pacific

The head of Japan’s NRA stated that the contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi is continuing to seep into the ground

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Fukushima Daiichi Work Updates January 14, 2015

TEPCO announced they have started a new reverse osmosis system to filter contaminated water. Based on the tank labels, the

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