TEPCO Needs To Disclose Melted Fuel Locations
TEPCO released some rather rosy estimations of the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi back in November 2011. These estimations at the
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TEPCO; Alligator Tears And Excuses Among Admissions Of Failure & More Delays
TEPCO released a quarterly report required as part of the TEPCO “reform plan”. TEPCO attempts to make excuses for their
Read moreTEPCO Admits Containment Failure At Unit 3
Most in the know have strongly suspected this since 2011 but TEPCO finally admitted this today. Unit 3’s containment structure
Read moreTEPCO Proves Again, They Can’t Be Trusted To Operate A Nuclear Reactor
Workers at Fukushima Daiichi lost cooling to unit 6 for 2 hours today. They were performing a test for an
Read moreMore TEPCO Announcements Today; July 24 2013
TEPCO’s daily plant data showed an increased pressure in unit 2’s containment. The increase isn’t an immediate cause for alarm
Read moreTEPCO Hides Unit 3 Data, Who Watches TEPCO?
After months of data about water and little else, TEPCO remains mum on unit 3. Considerable progress has been made
Read moreBlack Stuff Found Around Eastern Japan May Be Fukushima Nuclear Fuel
We have reported extensively on the highly radioactive “black stuff” being found around eastern Japan, as far away as Tokyo.
Read moreNRA Begins Inspections, JAPCO Defies NRA Orders
The NRA has begun their process to review applications to restart nuclear reactors in Japan. Utilities will be required to
Read moreExamples In Leadership: Masao Yoshida
Written by fukuleaks.org/web member Peter Melzer, this article originally appeared on his blog. 山は動かない [武田 信玄]。 Last Tuesday, Jul. 9,
Read moreWhere & How Fukushima Daiichi Leaks
After the new round of contaminated water leaks were admitted by TEPCO, we revisited the technical design of the buildings
Read moreNew Leak Found Near Unit 3 At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO is admitting to increased levels of radiation near unit 3. An increased amount of beta radiation and cesium was
Read moreHighly Radioactive Fish Caught In Ibaraki
Sea Bass caught near Hitachi Ibaraki was found to be considerably contaminated, the highest seen since April 2011. The fish
Read moreAmerican Medical Assn. Urges Testing Seafood For Radiation
The American Medical Association has passed a resolution calling for the US to continue to monitor and publicly report radiation
Read moreMore Rising Contamination, NRA Says Fukushima Leaking To The Sea
Cesium levels rose again today in the 1-2 groundwater well near the sea. Groundwater observation hole No.1-2 were detected at:
Read moreFormer Fukushima Daiichi Chief Dies Of Cancer
Masao Yoshida, chief at Fukushima Daiichi during the 2011 disaster died of esophageal cancer Tuesday in Tokyo. Yoshida’s actions during
Read moreTEPCO; More Leaking Contamination, TIPS Exploration & Debris Analysis
TEPCO announced a number of new leaks over the weekend. Tritium levels were going up including in the port. TEPCO
Read moreReactor Restarts & Why TEPCO Should Die To Spare Japan
TEPCO has started another PR effort. The current president of TEPCO met with local mayors near Kashiwazaki Kariwa, the nuclear
Read moreTEPCO Declares ALPS Tank Leak As Corrosion, Likely Not
TEPCO told NHK the leaks in the ALPS tanks were due to corrosion. The tanks are relatively new, being put
Read moreJapan’s Nuclear Energy Model Falls Apart
In a series of recent articles justification for Japan’s reactor restarts were given. When all of these concepts are taken
Read morefukuleaks.org/web Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; July 2, 2013
A piece of highly radioactive debris was found in Naraha where J Village is located. It contains high levels of beta
Read moreTEPCO Sets ALPS Operation For September
TEPCO sent a press release announcing their plan to attempt to operate ALPS by September of this year. ———————————- Email
Read moreFukushima Puts Contaminated Soybeans To Market
10 tons of soybeans were sent to market from Date City, Fukushima prefecture. All of the samples listed show contamination.
Read moreGovernment To Fukushima Evacuees, Offer Dosimeters Rather Than Clean Up
In an exchange that was shocking even for all we have seen in the 2+ years since the disaster, the
Read morefukuleaks.org/web Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; June 30, 2013
Contaminated groundwater found 6m from the sea at Fukushima Daiichi. TEPCO still insists the plant isn’t leaking into the sea. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/30/national/toxic-groundwater-found-in-fukushima-no-1-well-just-6-meters-from-pacific/#.UdBR3zuLZu5
Read more2011 Disaster Recovery Funds Given To Nuclear Plant Operators
Disaster recovery funds would be assumed to allocated to the people, communities and local businesses directly impacted by the disaster.
Read moreFukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; June 27, 2012
High levels of tritium were found near the unit 1 section of the water discharge canal at Fukushima Daiichi. The
Read moreJapan Receives MOX Shipment As US Ends Their MOX Program
The Takahama nuclear plant received a shipment of MOX fuel yesterday. The power company has hinted they intend to use
Read moreTEPCO Thumbs Nose At Everyone
TEPCO has announce a total rejection of a plan by the government arbitration board to compensate victims from Iitate Village.
Read moreRestarts, Shareholders & Who Runs Japan’s Nuclear Sector
Japan’s power companies will all have shareholder meetings this week, making some of the timing for restart possibilities at the
Read moreDocumentary About Fukushima Children Wins Film Festival
The film A2 by Ian Thomas Ash won the Nippon Visions Film Festival non animation category. The event took place
Read moreUS Pressured Japan In Secret To Continue MOX Program
The Mainichi has uncovered secret government documents that prove the US and deputy DOE secretary Danial Poneman put intense pressure
Read moreGovt Food Testing In Japan Shows Food Roulette Still Exists
Asahi Shimbun recently promoted a sort of “all clear” on food consumption in Fukushima. The claim was that meals were
Read moreTEPCO Admits Increasing Leaks To The Sea
TEPCO has admitted both ongoing and increased leaks to the sea. They announced in a press release that tritium leaking
Read moreFukushima Worker; TEPCO Deceiving The Public, Should Be Relieved Of Disaster Management
A worker interviewed and later published on Daily-No Border discussed problems at the plant, how TEPCO is deceiving the public
Read moreFukushima & Nuclear News Update; June 24, 2013
TEPCO showed off their new on site radiation testing lab at Fukushima Daiichi. Weeks after the NRA pointed out their
Read moreUnit 3 Fukushima Daiichi Debris Removal Near Completion
Debris removal has been ongoing during the last month as TEPCO attempted to distract the public with the leaking ponds
Read moreUpdate On Strontium 90 Leaks At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO released more information about the strontium 90 leak at a press conference today. They have known about the strontium
Read moreFukushima Rice To Be Bought By Govt., Mixed Into Japan’s Rice Reserves
Japan’s national government will buy up 40,000 tons of Fukushima rice, including rice from the evacuation zones (as long as
Read moreGreenpeace & Shareholders To Urge TEPCO To Sue GE Over Fukushima Failures
Greenpeace and TEPCO shareholders are poised to urge TEPCO to investigate the Fukushima disaster further and to sue GE, Toshiba
Read moreFukushima News Roundup June 18, 2013
The NRA has announced that they do not consider quake damage to be the cause of the isolation condenser failure
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