Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Removal To Start Fall Of 2018
TEPCO has installed the fuel removal cover building on unit 3, but not without some glitches. An inverter that controls
Read moreTEPCO has installed the fuel removal cover building on unit 3, but not without some glitches. An inverter that controls
Read moreOne of the most dangerous places at Fukushima Daiichi may undergo work to reduce the ongoing risk. Soon after the
Read moreTEPCO’s most recent update on the decommissioning work at Fukushima Daiichi included an update on the movement and storage of
Read moreTEPCO released a periodic update on the research towards removing the fuel debris from the reactors. The report contained some
Read moreA Japanese NGO posted these photos to social media showing signs installed on the newly opened highway 114 near Fukushima
Read moreNHK’s new documentary, Meltdown: Cooling Water Crisis provides new insight into a series of less known events in the Fukushima disaster.
Read moreWork has begun to remove a section of wall from the unit 2 reactor building. This is the same area
Read moreWhere: Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture When: January 2017 to February 2018 This was brought to our attention that some unusual
Read moreCertain sections of the frozen wall have been degrading since January. The two end sections and certain portions of the
Read moreThe Southwest Research Insititute (SwRI) and University of Pennsylvania’s robotics lab claim they have a drone capable of operating inside
Read moreOur annual report on the Fukushima disaster is now available. Read it here via the embedded reader (below) or read
Read moreOur research team has reviewed the limited information provided by after the most recent inspection of unit 2. While the
Read moreLast week another inspection was conducted inside unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This new work looked inside the reactor pedestal
Read moreThe scope inspection of unit 2 will take place Friday. TEPCO is planning one day for this work. The scope
Read moreTEPCO and IRID announced that a new inspection scope has been developed to look into the unit 2 containment pedestal
Read moreTEPCO released additional information related to the pedestal area inspection inside unit 3. Among this new data was some unexpected
Read moreA group of businesses and doctors from Fukushima prefecture are suing GE in US court over the negligence of their
Read moreThe new interim storage site designated for longer term storage of radioactive contaminated soil near Fukushima Daiichi has opened for
Read moreA group of newspapers and investigative journalists published a groundbreaking investigation in to tax avoidance schemes of the rich and
Read moreThis is a continuing report on the new findings for the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi from the recent NDF Conference.
Read moreTEPCO and the decommissioning authorities have reported on the ongoing delays at Fukushima Daiichi. As we reviewed these reports we
Read moreGE may finally be sued for their role in the 2011 Fukushima Disaster. A second lawsuit filed in the US
Read moreNDF (Nuclear Decommissioning Fukushima) has published a draft report that outlines the plan for decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi. The plan solidifies
Read moreThis is a continuing report on the new findings for the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi from the recent NDF Conference.
Read moreThe Nuclear Decommissioning Facilitation Corp (NDF) held their annual meeting recently. Presentations by various experts and those involved with the
Read moreTEPCO released a report with some new conclusions related to the earlier inspections of unit 1’s containment floor. The new
Read moreTEPCO has revised earlier radiation readings for unit 2’s containment inspection done earlier in 2017. They claimed a set of
Read moreTEPCO announced late Friday the preliminary results of the unit 3 reactor muon scan. The muon scan is capable of
Read moreDay 3 of the inspections inside the unit 3 pedestal have been concluded. TEPCO did not report if the ROV
Read moreTEPCO has announced that they have found what they believe is fuel residues inside the pedestal area of unit 3.
Read moreTEPCO announced that the containment inspections for unit 3 will start today. This will include a more direct inspection than
Read moreThe decommissioning authority (NDF) for Fukushima Daiichi has confirmed they will likely use a method to attempt to remove melted
Read moreThe trial of three key TEPCO executives who were in charge during the Fukushima disaster began this week. The three
Read moreThe notorious H4 tank farm at Fukushima Daiichi has been completely removed. TEPCO mentions that this included some soil remediation
Read moreInvestigations of the unit 1 refueling floor area took place between November 2016 and February 2017. This area has been
Read moreForest fires in Namie, Fukushima within the areas of highest contamination dubbed the “difficult to return zone” have burned since
Read moreTEPCO has been quite secretive about the decommissioning work for unit 2’s refueling floor. A platform has been under construction
Read moreTEPCO published press handouts that there will be a muon scan of Fukushima unit 3 starting in May of 2017.
Read moreReconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura has resigned after another insulting remark about people in Fukushima and the Tohoku region. During a party
Read moreGE Hitachi and IRID have published photos and basic information about a new mock-up model for one of the Fukushima
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