Fukushima Unit 1 To Be Inspected In January
NHK is reporting that the containment inspection for Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 will finally take place in January 2022. The
Read moreNHK is reporting that the containment inspection for Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 will finally take place in January 2022. The
Read moreTEPCO revealed some new plans in the long term effort to find the melted nuclear fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. IRID,
Read moreGE Hitachi and IRID have published photos and basic information about a new mock-up model for one of the Fukushima
Read moreIRID has released additional details about the damage found inside unit 2 on the recent inspections of the containment structures. A
Read moreIRID announced details of work that is now underway to determine if a method for repairing the unit 2 suppression
Read moreFrom the IRID 2015 report, there is a research plan to weld shut the containment equipment hatches from the inside.
Read moreAs we process the information released related to the second muon scan of Fukushima Daiichi unit 2 a number of
Read moreIRID has completed a full sized model of the torus (suppression chamber) based on the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi.
Read moreOur research team’s 5th year report on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is out. Full of technical details rarely covered
Read moreIRID has published a new plan to complete phase 2 of the robot containment inspection of unit 1 at Fukushima
Read moreIRID published a call for proposals mid June related to research and development into a way to reinforce the torus structures
Read moreIRID has announced a new robot to help access the containment structures at Fukushima Daiichi. The new robot named TEMBO
Read moreAccording to a recently released handout from TEPCO and IRID the robot inspection of unit 1’s containment should commence around
Read moreThe Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation is reconsidering the approach to be used for removing melted fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. The early
Read moreThe current working plan is still to try to plug leaks via the torus and torus room, flood containment and
Read moreJAEA and IRID have been working on various project for removal and storage of the corium (melted fuel) in the
Read moreIRID has made some progress on their research to find ways to seal the containment structures at Fukushima Daiichi. The
Read moreAs part of reviewing IRID’s updates on work progress for Fukushima Daiichi, new information about robots to be used and
Read moreIRID released a number of progress updates in recent weeks. In this part we cover what is new information about efforts to
Read moreIRID released a new report recently (the English translation was released after the Japanese version). In this report the explain
Read moreIRID is looking for a new technology to be developed for use inside the reactor vessels at Fukushima Daiichi. The
Read moreThe head of IRID made this interesting admission during the fall meeting of Atomic Energy Society of Japan last week.
Read moreA sample testing box set was tested at JAEA’s Tokai reactor in late July. The tests helped them come up
Read moreTwo robots, sponsored by IRID conducted an investigation of unit 1. The areas between the 2nd and 3rd floors have
Read moreIRID has announced ongoing testing work on four new robots to be used to inspect inside reactors at Fukushima Daiichi.
Read moreTEPCO has gained permission from fishing groups to dump contaminated groundwater into the Pacific as long as it is below
Read moreMETI announced today in an email and press release that four ideas brought about by the IRID call for proposals
Read moreNHK is reporting that the government task force and TEPCO will implement one of our submitted ideas at the plant.
Read moreOur research team has submitted three novel proposals to IRID related to the fuel location and removal challenges at Fukushima
Read moreTEPCO announced it will launch an internal decommissioning authority by April 2014. This internal group would include management from involved
Read moreIRID has released some feedback from the call for proposals on contaminated water issues. Our research team submitted six proposals
Read moreThe Japanese government put out the call for international help with the disaster response at Fukushima Daiichi. The new agency
Read moreThe International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning (IRID) has quietly taken over the research and development role at Fukushima Daiichi.
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