Fukushima Unit 1 Pedestal Inspection Proves Massive Damage
A series of recent inspections inside unit 1 has confirmed the extent of the damage to unit 1 and the
Read moreA series of recent inspections inside unit 1 has confirmed the extent of the damage to unit 1 and the
Read moreNew admissions featured in an Asahi Shimbun article highlight the extent of the problem discovered on the pedestal inspections of
Read moreA pair of earthquakes hit the Fukushima region today. A magnitude 7.3 followed by a slightly weaker quake hit offshore
Read moreAn inspection of Fukushima Daiichi unit 2 in June of 2021 shows a fatal design flaw of the BWR reactors
Read moreTEPCO reported in late November on some ongoing work to inspect the remaining fuel and equipment in the Unit 3
Read moreNotch tanks at Fukushima Daiichi are a group of rectangular water tanks with an appearance similar to a dumpster. These
Read moreInspections and response efforts from the February 2021 earthquake were still underway when another earthquake hit on March 20th. Due
Read moreNew problems have been found related to the containment damage at unit 3 caused by the February 2021 earthquake. TEPCO
Read moreThere have been multiple problems at Fukushima Daiichi in the contaminated water tanks farms. Initial reporting after the February earthquake
Read moreMore problems from the recent earthquake in Fukushima Prefecture are being found. Water leaks were discovered at units 1 and
Read moreA report published by TEPCO today shows new containment damage suffered by units 1 and 3 at Fukushima Daiichi as
Read moreThe bus used as a remote command center for the work to cut down the unit 1-2 vent tower took
Read moreTEPCO has identified twelve fuel assemblies with damaged lifting handles. Further damage can not be identified at this point as
Read moreTyphoon Hagibis has mostly cleared from Fukushima Prefecture. TEPCO published a series of reports of water infiltration at the plant
Read moreTEPCO has published new information about units 5 and 6 at Fukushima Daiichi. Work has begun to repair and use
Read moreThe Kyushu region of Japan has been hit by a series of major earthquakes and aftershocks since late last week.
Read moreTEPCO has been doing another round of inspections on the unit 1-2 vent tower. They told Mainichi they didn’t think
Read moreNHK is reporting that TEPCO has admitted that two spent fuel pool gates at unit 3 are damaged. They described the first
Read moreThe Albuquerque Journal discovered that the contractor for WIPP received a 1.9 million dollar performance bonus… after the WIPP fire
Read moreTEPCO’s new reports on the unit 1 torus room already showed that a vacuum breaker caused an issue. Now they
Read moreA previous well publicized study on butterfly mutations in Fukushima has seen a follow up study published. The initial study
Read moreTEPCO released a small selection of images of some of the fuel removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool.
Read moreYomiuri has released a more detailed article after yanking an earlier version. Two Yomiuri reporters were allowed into unit 4’s
Read moreThe upper floors of the equipment hatch at unit 3 were found to have some damage on a recent inspection.
Read moreTEPCO did inspections on a damaged fuel assembly in the unit 4 spent fuel pool. The series of videos showed
Read moreNews 24 is reporting that TEPCO has admitted that the steel door for the MSIV room was found to be
Read moreTEPCO released a brief report on the bent fuel assembly in unit 4’s spent fuel pool. The outer box of
Read moreConcerns about damage to unit 1 and possibly other units having happened before the tsunami hit the plant still exist
Read morefukuleaks.org/web has released another new paper taking an in depth look into the ongoing challenges at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear
Read moreTEPCO released two reports in Japanese last week on order of NISA to explain the soundness of unit 4. Our
Read moreSeismologist Katsuhiko Ishibashi spent two decades warning of the high risk of a major earthquake and a resulting nuclear accident
Read moreReporter Mr.Imanishi of Shukan Asahi appeared recently on TV explaining the details of his trip to Fukushima Daiichi. He mentions that the
Read moreJuly 10, the Fukushima region suffered a 7.3 quake. TEPCO announced no damage to the plant. By visual inspection two
Read moreJake Adelstein and David McNeill authored a ground breaking piece that debunks TEPCO’s claim that the damage at Fukushima was
Read morefukuleaks.org/web researcher Elaine Kirk found this image that was posted on the TEPCO website on June 14th of Unit #1
Read moreElaine’s keen eye found this piece of information. The exhaust tower in question is the multiple stack tower near the
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