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
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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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TEPCO Caught Lying About Fukushima Failed Hose Incident
TEPCO was reprimanded by the NRA after being caught lying about the use of the now failed transfer hose at
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New Leak At Daiichi Used Known Weak Hose
TEPCO’s latest contaminated water leak at least partially made it to the sea. TEPCO eventually closed the drainage canals and
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Fukushima Daiichi Cleans Most Contaminated Water, Not Really
TEPCO announced that they have cleaned most of the contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi. But the details show they are
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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
Read MoreFukushima Daiichi Port Concreting Completed
Work to put down a coat of concrete across the entire port floor at Fukushima Daiichi has been completed. Initial
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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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Unit 1 Basement Shows Highly Contaminated Water Remains
TEPCO is making an effort to lower the water level in some of the basement rooms of the unit 1
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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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Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scan Information Found
Information for the unit 2 muon scan has been found. Still not released as information through any of the official
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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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Muon Scan Finds No Fuel In Fukushima Unit 1 Reactor Vessel
TEPCO published the results of the muon scan done by IRID and their cooperating partners. No fuel was found in
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Fukushima; A Sign Lays Bare A Toxic Relationship
When Yuji Onuma was in 6th grade he wrote a phrase. What started as part of a homework project, won
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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 Facts Brochure
We have published a new printable brochure with key current information about the disaster. The brochure is available in PDF
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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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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 Fuel Removal To Start Within Year
TEPCO told Yomiuri Shimbun that they expect to begin removing spent fuel at the unit 3 reactor within the 2015
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New Fukushima Daiichi Detailed Plant Map
We have added a new detailed map of the Fukushima Daiichi plant as a permanent reference source on our website.
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Oil Leak In Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pool
An oil leak occurred in the spent fuel pool of unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi today as work was under
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TEPCO Under Fire For Leaks At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has again been receiving growing criticism over their handling of contaminated water at the plant. The first leak, from
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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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Leak At Fukushima Daiichi Reaches Port
A contaminated water leak into the drainage ditches up on the hill was found to have at least in part
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Fukushima Daiichi Chills Out
TEPCO released two photos of the newly installed refrigeration unit for the underground frozen wall at Fukushima Daiichi. No other
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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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Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scan Scheduled For May 2015
IRID is reporting that the muon scan of unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi will begin around May 10th of 2015.
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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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