Rain May Have Caused Radiation Spike At Fukushima Drainage Canal
TEPCO reported a small radiation spike at the K drainage canal on June 6th. Levels went up on the 6th
Read moreTEPCO reported a small radiation spike at the K drainage canal on June 6th. Levels went up on the 6th
Read moreIRID has announced a new robot to help access the containment structures at Fukushima Daiichi. The new robot named TEMBO
Read moreTEPCO was reprimanded by the NRA after being caught lying about the use of the now failed transfer hose at
Read moreTEPCO’s latest contaminated water leak at least partially made it to the sea. TEPCO eventually closed the drainage canals and
Read moreTEPCO announced that they have cleaned most of the contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi. But the details show they are
Read moreFilter waste containers stored at Fukushima Daiichi are at risk of having hydrogen explosions. TEPCO released documents on Friday detailing
Read moreTEPCO’s contractors have begun the process of freezing the completed sections of the frozen wall. Blocks 1-8 are currently in
Read moreWork to put down a coat of concrete across the entire port floor at Fukushima Daiichi has been completed. Initial
Read moreJapan’s NRA has publicly urged TEPCO to upgrade computer systems used at Fukushima Daiichi, and possibly company wide. NRA pointed
Read moreTEPCO reports that the work is underway and released three images of the robot being inserted into the containment structure.
Read moreIRID published English language versions of their fuel debris removal and other new technology research reports. Various contractors were hired to
Read moreTEPCO is making an effort to lower the water level in some of the basement rooms of the unit 1
Read moreAccording to a recently released handout from TEPCO and IRID the robot inspection of unit 1’s containment should commence around
Read moreThe unit 3 spent fuel pool gate was inspected further after concerns that the fuel handling crane could have damaged
Read moreInformation for the unit 2 muon scan has been found. Still not released as information through any of the official
Read moreThese scans were never mentioned in any TEPCO literature, none of IRID’s documents nor METI’s reports on the Fukushima Daiichi
Read moreTEPCO published the results of the muon scan done by IRID and their cooperating partners. No fuel was found in
Read moreWhen Yuji Onuma was in 6th grade he wrote a phrase. What started as part of a homework project, won
Read moreThe Japanese government has decided to allow RERF (Radiation Effects Research Foundation) to do an epidemiological study on the workers
Read moreWe previously reported about increases at the unit 1 discharge canal back in February. The highs back then were in
Read moreTEPCO admitted that water recently leaked from the H4 tank farm is loose in the groundwater at the plant. Monitoring
Read moreThe Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation is reconsidering the approach to be used for removing melted fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. The early
Read moreWe have published a new printable brochure with key current information about the disaster. The brochure is available in PDF
Read moreIt has been four years since the massive triple disaster struck Japan. In some ways much has changed, in others,
Read moreA rise in contaminated water in the “C” drainage channel up on the hill was detected around Thursday. TEPCO has
Read moreTEPCO told Yomiuri Shimbun that they expect to begin removing spent fuel at the unit 3 reactor within the 2015
Read moreWe have added a new detailed map of the Fukushima Daiichi plant as a permanent reference source on our website.
Read moreAn oil leak occurred in the spent fuel pool of unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi today as work was under
Read moreTEPCO has again been receiving growing criticism over their handling of contaminated water at the plant. The first leak, from
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Report 2015 By The SimplyInfo Research Team Dean Wilkie – Author Edano San MD –
Read moreA contaminated water leak into the drainage ditches up on the hill was found to have at least in part
Read moreTEPCO released two photos of the newly installed refrigeration unit for the underground frozen wall at Fukushima Daiichi. No other
Read moreTEPCO announced that workers will be allowed to wear half masks or dust masks in more areas at Fukushima Daiichi
Read moreIRID is reporting that the muon scan of unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi will begin around May 10th of 2015.
Read moreTEPCO announced a two week delay in work to install a frozen underground wall around the leaking reactors at Fukushima
Read moreA second mobile strontium 90 filtration system is in service at Fukushima Daiichi after initial testing. The portable system housed
Read moreA recent NHK video report on the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns revealed some critical new details about the meltdowns and the
Read moreTEPCO says they responded to the deaths of two workers by stopping work and reviewing safety at the plants. This
Read moreThe head of Japan’s NRA stated that the contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi is continuing to seep into the ground
Read moreTEPCO announced they have started a new reverse osmosis system to filter contaminated water. Based on the tank labels, the
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