Fukushima Daiichi Radioactive Tank Leak To Pacific Far Worse Than Admitted
TEPCO has admitted that the radioactive sludge leak from the H4 tank farm last August was more than three times
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Fukushima Students Left With Few Good Choices
Some students in Fukushima have returned to schools on the edges of the evacuation zone. A school in Tamura reopened
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Fukushima’s Atomic Shopping Basket
This was found in a report on robotic decontamination work being conducted inside unit 3. Workers have had to innovate
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US Coalition Call In To Congress Day, Demand Fukushima Food Testing
A coalition of groups and the Fukushima Fallout Awareness Network are asking people to call, write or email Congress today
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Drone Photographs Fukushima Evacuation Zone
A drone camera has been used to take panorama photos inside the evacuation zone. Taichi Furuhashi and the Center For Spacial
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Fukushima Unit 2; 5th Floor Work Progresses.. Sort of.
TEPCO released some images and information about the work progress on the 5th floor refueling floor of unit 2. This
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Fukushima Unit 4; 594 Fuel Assemblies Removed
594 fuel assemblies have been removed to the common pool from unit 4’s spent fuel pool. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article
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Fukushima Unit 3 Shield Wall Installation Begins
Decontamination work and installation of a shield wall around the reactor well has begun at unit 3 Fukushima Daiichi. The
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Fukushima Unit 3 Fuel Pool Debris Removal Progress
TEPCO has accomplished some debris removal from the spent fuel pool as documented in this report. Earlier in 2014 work
Read moreIPPNW Disputes Accuracy Of UNSCEAR Report On Fukushima
IPPNW has disputed the accuracy of the new UNSCEAR report on the Fukushima disaster. We reviewed the report last year
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Fukushima Daiichi Work Stopped Due To Tsunami Warning
Due to the tsunami warning caused by the earthquake in Chile, work at the plant was called off yesterday. There
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Unit 2 Frozen Trench Installation Begins At Fukushima Daiichi
Work has begun to freeze the unit 2 trench at Fukushima Daiichi. This has been a problematic area since the
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One Fukushima Evacuation Town Reopens
Part of Tamura city has been reopened by the government but few plan to return. Mostly the older residents have
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Worker Death At Fukushima Daiichi Completely Preventable
TEPCO released an interim report into the recent construction worker’s death at the plant. The report showed that the worker
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Fukushima Unit 4; 550 Assemblies Removed
TEPCO has removed 550 assemblies from the spent fuel pool to the common pool as of March 31, 2014. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html
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The Real Risks At Sendai
The Sendai nuclear power plant located in Kagoshima Japan has been selected as the one Japanese authorities would focus on
Read moreAll Work Haulted At Fukushima Daiichi
After the death of a construction worker yesterday all work at Fukushima Daiichi has been stopped. TEPCO announced in today’s
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Worker Dies At Fukushima Daiichi
A construction worker at the plant died after a concrete foundation wall collapsed. Work was being done in an excavation
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Fukushima Unit 2; Warrior Robot Stranded On Refueling Floor
The Warrior robot tipped over and remains stranded on the unit 2 refueling floor. The robot was inserted through the
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Removal Delayed 1 Week Due To Crane Failure
The control mechanism for the overhead crane in the defueling building at Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 failed. TEPCO is reporting
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18 People Use “Return To Fukushima” Jobs Program
18 people have used a government jobs program intended to get people to return to Fukushima after the 2011 disasters.
Read more142 TEPCO Workers Found To Have Higher Exposures
142 TEPCO workers were found to have higher radiation exposures than TEPCO admitted. The Labor ministry found the workers doses
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Newspaper Uncovers Government Manipulating Fukushima Radiation Data
The government entity involved in manipulating the radiation data with the intention of releasing a different set of lower results
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TEPCO To Resume Dumping Groundwater Into The Sea At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has obtained permission from two local fishing cooperatives to dump contaminated groundwater into the Pacific. The cooperatives said they
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; 3.24.14
Sapporo in Hokkaido has made a plan to use hotels to hold up to 50,000 evacuees if there is a
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Proposals To Be Validation Tested In Japan
METI announced today in an email and press release that four ideas brought about by the IRID call for proposals
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Fukushima ALPS System To Be Offline Indefinitely
Asahi Shimbun is reporting that the ALPS system will be offline for an unknown amount of time. The B train
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SimplyInfo.org Releases Two New Technical Papers On Fukushima
SimplyInfo.org has released two new technical papers on the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. The first addresses technical concerns with the reactor
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US Thyroid Experts Consider Nuclear Public Protection Plans Insufficient
The American Thyroid Association published an update in 2012 on their stance regarding nuclear radiation and thyroid health. The guidance
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Big Fukushima Daiichi Update; March 18, 2014
Small bits of information have been coming out in recent weeks regarding Fukushima Daiichi. Here’s what you need to know:
Read moreTEPCO To Pay Town’s Residents Full Compensation
The notion of total compensation may not be a totally accurate term. 39 households will by payed a total of
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METI Working On Tritium Disposal For Fukushima Daiichi
While the IAEA is busy trying to convince the public yet again that TEPCO should dump contaminated water into the
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506 Fuel Assemblies Removed Fukushima Unit 4
506 fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool at unit 4 to the common pool. This article
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A Weekend Of Fukushima & Nuclear Protests In Japan
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster site took to the streets in Tokyo to demand fair treatment and safer
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Fukushima Cesium Found On Vancouver Beach
The Vancouver Sun is reporting that cesium 134, an identifier of the Fukushima nuclear disaster was detected on a local
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NRC Hid Information On Fukushima From Public
An NBC investigation found that the NRC coordinated an effort to hide information they knew from the public during the
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Fukushima Unit 4; 462 Fuel Assemblies Removed
462 Fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 as of earlier this week. The assemblies were moved to the
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TEPCO 2011-2014 A Systemic Failure
SimplyInfo.org member Peter Melzer takes a look at the systemic failures at TEPCO and how cognitive processes impact what has
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Fukushima 3 Years On
Three years ago today an unimaginable series of disasters hit Japan. What was already terrible turned into an even larger
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima 3rd Anniversary Reports
We have been reporting on various aspects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in recent weeks. We looked at the human
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