Fukushima Unit 1 Fuel Removal Delayed
TEPCO announced they would delay the removal of both spent fuel from the pool and from the reactor vessel at
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Fukushima US Sailor Lawsuit Upheld, Now Includes GE, Hitachi, Ebasco, Toshiba
A US court upheld the lawsuit brought by hundreds of sailors exposed to radiation as part of the response to
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Fukushima; Radiation Spike In Unit 1 Discharge Canal
TEPCO hasn’t released radiation readings for the set of discharge canals for well over a year. This location has been
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Fukushima Groundwater Contamination Rises To Nearly Double Previous Reading
Seafront well 1-6 began to rise again after it had begun to drop after the most recent typhoon. It nearly
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What May Be Causing The New Reactor Building Leak At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO admitted last week that some subdrain pit wells at the Fukushima Daiichi plant showed a large increase in contamination.
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Unit 1 Cover Removal Begins At Fukushima Daiichi
Initial work to remove the cover off unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi has begun. The initial work includes cutting a
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TEPCO Puts ALPS 2.0 Into Partial Operation
TEPCO announced they are putting the new improved version of the ALPS decontamination system into daily operation. It will operate
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Fukushima Radiation Hits North American Coast, What It Means
Woods Hole’s radioactive oceans project detected Fukushima identified radiation off the US/Canadian coast this week. But what does this mean
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Fukushima Unit 4; 11 Spent Fuel Assemblies Left To Remove From Pool
There are now 11 spent fuel assembles left in the damaged unit 4 spent fuel pool. The other remaining assemblies
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Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Removal Delayed To Late October
47 News is reporting that TEPCO will delay the removal of the cover on unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi until
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1276 Fuel Assemblies Removed From Unit 4 Fukushima Daiichi
1276 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool at Fukushima Daiichi. Work resumed after an
Read moreSimplyInfo.org; Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup Oct 5, 2014
Paperwork delays snarl restart of Sendai nuclear plant to next year http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201410010049 portable strontium 90 removal rig started treating RO
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Strontium 90 Filter System Starts At Fukushima Daiichi
A new strontium 90 filter system has been put into operation at Fukushima Daiichi. The “portable” system consists of a
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Fukushima Underground Zeolite Wall Explained
TEPCO and the team of contractors that worked on the underground zeolite wall have released more detail about the validation
Read moreFukushima Worker Electrocuted, 3 Power Issues At Plant
An electrician was electrocuted while working on the new office building at Fukushima Daiichi. The worker was taken to the
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Japan Doubles Hospitals Labeled As Radiation Response In Name Only
We reported last week on the response failure of radiation injury capable hospitals during the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The government
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Researchers Find Radiation Hot Spots Off Coast Near Fukushima
Japan’s nuclear regulator and a team of researchers completed a set of sea floor monitoring earlier this summer. They found
Read moreTwo Quakes Hit Offshore Of Fukushima Daiichi
Two moderate quakes hit offshore of Fukushima Daiichi today. “The Japan Meteorological Agency says the first earthquake struck at 9:45
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Fukushima Unit 3 Dust Disperal Hints At Accident Events
TEPCO’s report on contaminated dust dispersal that ended up contaminating rice fields north of the damaged nuclear site may indicate
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Japan’s Old Nuclear Program Is New Again
Nuclear restarts in Japan have taken a political turn. Japan’s industry minister revived previous administration’s claims that Japan “needs” nuclear
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Groundwater Bypass May Be Lowering Contaminated Water At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO thinks the groundwater bypass system they are operating at Fukushima Daiichi may be reducing the contaminated water outflow by
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Fukushima Fisherman Balk At New Contaminated Water Release Plan
Fishermen have raised concerns with TEPCO’s new plan to dump treated water into the sea. The group is not convinced
Read moreNew Fukushima Evacuation Revelations From First Responders
This information was found buried in a HiCare conference report from later in 2011. They explained their response as radiation
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What Yoshida Said
Various news outlets have dripped out bits of information from the now released testimony of the late Fukushima Daiichi plant chief.
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ALPS 2.0 Begins Test Operations At Fukushima Daiichi
The new and improved version of ALPS has begun test operations. TEPCO announced the first of the two units has
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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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Tritium Filtration To Be Tested For Fukushima Daiichi
This is a considerable development. Tritium is a considerable contamination problem at Fukushima Daiichi, with hundreds of billions of becquerels
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Fukushima Workers File Suit Over Missing Pay
Workers have taken the unusual step of suing TEPCO for unpaid wages, even though the four workers are employed by
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TEPCO Admits High Radiation Readings In Fukushima Port
TEPCO began a second round of concrete covering of the port at Fukushima Daiichi in June 2014. As they began
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Removal Work Resumes Tomorrow
TEPCO is reporting that work to remove fuel from the unit 4 spent fuel pool will resume tomorrow. Removal work
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NRA Nuclear Plant Volcano Study Could Take Another Year
Without saying how this might impact the potential restart of the Sendai Nuclear Plant, NRA said it would take about
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Highly Radioactive Boar Found In Germany This Week
Wild boar exceeding the German limit of 600 bq/kg were found in the region of Saxony. The boar have been
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Fukushima Refueling Machine Portion Falls In Spent Fuel Pool
TEPCO is reporting that the console portion of the refueling machine that fell into the spent fuel pool of unit 3
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Fukushima Disaster Interviews Clear Up Evacuation Of Daiichi Question
A new report released by Kyodo News seems to clear up what transpired and who may have wanted to abandon
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2nd ALPS Decontamination System Installed At Fukushima Daiichi
A second ALPS decontamination system is being installed at Fukushima Daiichi and will begin test operations in early September. NRA
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Fukushima Daiichi Sea Releases Updated To 157 Billion Bq Per Day
Yesterday we reported on TEPCO’s admission of ongoing daily sea releases of contaminated water to the Pacific. The TEPCO rep
Read moreTEPCO Drops Bombshell About Sea Releases; 8 Billion Bq Per Day
TEPCO made the startling admission today at a press conference that the plant is leaking 8 billion bequerels per day.
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TEPCO To Begin Unit 3 Crane Removal From Spent Fuel Pool
A brief note in the daily reports mentioned that TEPCO will be pausing cooling to the unit 3 spent fuel
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TEPCO Failed To Deliver Needed Equipment To Fukushima Daiichi At Height Of Disaster
NHK is reporting this new admission as coming from the late plant manager Masao Yoshida. He discussed problems with getting
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Japan To Pay 820 Mil To Damaged Town, TEPCO Liable In Evacuee Suicide
NHK reported today that an 820 million USD agreement was reached to allow the towns of Futaba an Okuma to
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