Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection, What You Need To Know
IRID released a report late in December, 2016 that outlines in great detail, the technical tasks involved in the upcoming
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Preparation Starts
TEPCO published a photo with a short explanation and no handout document. The image shows what TEPCO describes as a
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New Plan To Inspect Fukushima Unit 1 Unveiled
IRID has published a new plan to complete phase 2 of the robot containment inspection of unit 1 at Fukushima
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Postponed Further
TEPCO is reporting that the effort to put a robot into unit 2’s containment has been delayed further. Work to
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Fukushima Unit 3 3D Torus Scans Begin
3D inspections of the unit 3 torus room are set to begin December 22nd. This work is expected to investigate
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Fukushima Unit 3 New Hatch Investigation
TEPCO sent the small 3D printed robot equipped with a smart phone into inspect the unit 3 containment hatch a
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Fukushima Unit 1 TIPS Inspection Done, High Radiation Found
A new inspection attempt of the unit 1 TIPS room has been completed between September and October of 2015. TEPCO
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Fukushima Unit 3 First Photos Inside Containment
TEPCO has released a set of images taken inside the containment structure of unit 3 on March 20th. This is
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Fukushima Unit 3 Containment Probe On October 20th
TEPCO quietly announced that October 20th they would conduct the first containment inspection of unit 3. This is significant work
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Delayed To January
TEPCO announced that the problems created by the stuck shielding blocks and high radiation in the work area will require
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Rescheduled For November
The containment robot inspection of unit 2 has been rescheduled for November. Efforts to remove shielding blocks around the X-6
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Japan’s Nuclear Restarts; BWR Restart Following Extended Shutdown Report
BWR RESTART FOLLOWING EXTENDED SHUTDOWN By Dean Wilkie All of the reactors in Japan were shut down subsequent to the
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Prepares For Containment Inspection
A newly released document shows progress in the effort to inspect inside unit 2’s containment. At unit 1 they went
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2nd Robot Enters Fukushima Unit 1 Containment
TEPCO is reporting that the second robot has been put into containment and made 6 of the 11 data stops
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Report On Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection 2015
Hitachi’s shape changing robot (at least one of them, they have more) is abandoned and dead inside the containment of
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Fukushima Unit 1 Robot Dies In Containment During Inspection
Kyodo News is reporting the robot died inside unit 1’s containment during the inspection. It stopped functioning part way through
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Fukushima Unit 3 Containment Inspection To Start October 2015
TEPCO and IRID recently published details on the first efforts to probe the unit 3 reactor at Fukushima Daiichi. In
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 Containment Inspection Starts April 10th
According to a recently released handout from TEPCO and IRID the robot inspection of unit 1’s containment should commence around
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Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection To Begin In April
AP is reporting that Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 will get the first of three anticipated containment inspections in early April
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IRID Shows New Robot To Inspect Fukushima Unit 2 Pedestal
IRID reports progress on the new robot that will be used to attempt to look inside the reactor pedestal of
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Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Room Inspection
Hitachi GE conducted robot investigations into unit 2’s torus room on July 17th. The main focus of the work was
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New Robot Inspection Of Fukushima Unit 1
Two robots, sponsored by IRID conducted an investigation of unit 1. The areas between the 2nd and 3rd floors have
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New Robot Torus Room Inspections Under Preparation In Fukushima Unit 2
Two newer underwater robots are being used to inspect the torus rooms of units 1 and 2. The robots built
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Fukushima Unit 1 New Torus Room Inspections
What are they doing? TEPCO & Hitachi are apparently looking for damage to the vacuum breaker pipes that run in
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Inspection Shows Some More Damaged
TEPCO released a small selection of images of some of the fuel removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool.
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Fukushima Unit 3; MSIV Shows Considerable Damage
TEPCO completed an initial inspection of the unit 3 MSIV room that houses valves critical to shutting down the reactor.
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Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Has A Hole In It
Kyodo is reporting a 3cm hole in the unit 2 torus. TEPCO claims that water is leaking out through this
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Fukushima Unit 2 Fuel Removal Exploration Begins Next Week
TEPCO announced they will begin work to explore the best method to remove spent fuel from unit 2. Since the
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Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Ultrasound Finds Internal Water Level
The ultrasound robot has been run inside unit 2 to attempt to determine the water level for the torus tube.
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TEPCO Begins Seismic Review Of Unit 3
TEPCO has begun a seismic review of the condition of unit 3. With the debris removed from the refueling floor,
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Unit 1 Torus Investigation Nov 2013; Initial Findings
TEPCO has done an inspection of Unit 1’s torus room, this time with a floating robot boat. TEPCO released most
Read moreAmazing New Images Inside Unit 2 Containment
TEPCO finally released the video of the pedestal inspection of unit 2. This showed more than the initial images given
Read moreUnit 2 Pedestal Opening Shows Damage; First Image
The image above is the first glimpse of the right side of the pedestal opening for the CRD drive. This
Read moreMSIV Inspection At Unit 2
TEPCO did a robot inspection of the MSIV room of unit 2. No video of the work has been released
Read moreOi Nuclear Plant To Get Interim Safety Check, Japan Power Co’s Denied Full Rate Hike
Oi will receive an interim safety check by the NRA as part of a plan to allow them to operate
Read moreUnit 2 Final Investigation Of Torus
TEPCO has completed the last portion of the investigation of the torus and downcomer pipes in unit 2. The walking
Read moreUnit 1 Torus Inspection Review
New work done around February 21 to 22 has been posted by TEPCO and confirmed by workers. The newest work
Read moreNRA Subtly Dooms Tsuruga Nuclear Plant
Japan’s NRA declared a fault under the Tsuruga nuclear plant to be active recently. Since Japan’s laws prohibit a nuclear
Read moreRobot Inspection Of Unit 3 Finds Increasing Radiation Levels, New Robot Fails.
TEPCO reports the results of a robot inspection in unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi. The initial work was to look
Read moreTEPCO’s Lightbulb Balloon Inspects Upper Floors
TEPCO did another inspection of unit 1. They previously used a balloon that looked like a beach ball to float
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