SimplyInfo.org; TEPCO Shows Fatal Reactor Design Flaw At Fukushima Daiichi
An inspection of Fukushima Daiichi unit 2 in June of 2021 shows a fatal design flaw of the BWR reactors
Read moreAn inspection of Fukushima Daiichi unit 2 in June of 2021 shows a fatal design flaw of the BWR reactors
Read moreNew problems have been found related to the containment damage at unit 3 caused by the February 2021 earthquake. TEPCO
Read moreRadioactive water in the sump pit at the base of the unit 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi escaped in
Read moreSome unusual radiation readings may provide clues to a significant set of radiation leaks at Diablo Canyon back in 2015.
Read moreTwo new leaks happened at Fukushima Daiichi recently. Both were contained within the buildings where they happened. The first was
Read moreWorkers at the Sendai nuclear plant have found cracked tubes in the condensers that allowed seawater to migrate into the
Read moreTEPCO was reprimanded by the NRA after being caught lying about the use of the now failed transfer hose at
Read moreTEPCO’s latest contaminated water leak at least partially made it to the sea. TEPCO eventually closed the drainage canals and
Read moreThe contained drainage canal system intended to capture contaminated water before it could leak out to sea has leaked. The
Read moreWe previously reported about increases at the unit 1 discharge canal back in February. The highs back then were in
Read moreAn oil leak occurred in the spent fuel pool of unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi today as work was under
Read moreTEPCO has admitted a second leak to the sea this week. Unit 2’s roof and downspouts have been draining directly
Read moreA contaminated water leak into the drainage ditches up on the hill was found to have at least in part
Read moreTEPCO has made multiple attempts to deal with the unit 2 trench full of highly contaminated water. In 2011 they
Read moreThe leak has now been admitted to have been worse than initially claimed. A new set of reports via the
Read moreVongfong passed over Fukushima Daiichi as a fairly sedate tropical storm. This didn’t leave the plant completely unscathed. We reported
Read moreTEPCO is reporting a large jump in radiation near a leaking tank at Fukushima Daiichi. Near the H4 tank farm,
Read moreTEPCO missed it but NRA officials that were at the plant found a 4 ton leak of radioactive water. Not
Read moreThe refueling crane that crashed into the spent fuel pool of unit 3 has begun leaking oil into the pool.
Read moreNHK is reporting the leak of water being injected into a high impact storage container at the ALPS decontamination system.
Read moreTEPCO has admitted that the radioactive sludge leak from the H4 tank farm last August was more than three times
Read more11 workers have been hospitalized after a series of unidentified chemical leaks at the site’s aging tank farms. The two
Read moreOfficials are considering a ceiling collapse that crushed radioactive waste barrels containing plutonium as a possible cause for the radiation
Read moreFederal representatives reported that a joint investigation is underway to establish a plan to enter WIPP’s underground facilities. They gave
Read moreCEMRC, the New Mexico authority that monitors outside the WIPP plutonium facility has provided some usable readings for the leaks.
Read more100 tons of water leaked from a contaminated water tank at Fukushima Daiichi after workers incorrectly aligned valves. They then
Read moreReuters is reporting that the alarm at the WIPP nuclear storage site in New Mexico is now considered to be
Read moreKyodo is reporting a 3cm hole in the unit 2 torus. TEPCO claims that water is leaking out through this
Read moreNews 24 is reporting that TEPCO has admitted that the steel door for the MSIV room was found to be
Read moreTEPCO released two new handouts on the leak at unit 3. This gives some additional insight but still fails to
Read moreTEPCO thinks that the water leak at unit 3 has reduced in volume. They claim nothing has changed in reactor
Read moreTEPCO has reported a leak in unit 3 coming out of the area of the steam tunnel where the main
Read moreTEPCO announced a leak in unit 3 near the steam tunnel area over the weekend. They initially tried to blame
Read moreTEPCO released information about at least one of the groundwater leaks. This one into the unit 1 turbine building basement.
Read moreTEPCO has discovered a cesium level in a tunnel near the unit 1 reactor building. The recent reading is 11,600
Read moreTEPCO put out a report on alpha emitters found in the gas removal systems for units 1-3. This appears to
Read moreMost in the know have strongly suspected this since 2011 but TEPCO finally admitted this today. Unit 3’s containment structure
Read moreTEPCO is now reporting another leak in one of the pit tanks at Fukushima Daiichi. The number 3 pit tank
Read moreWe documented the early information on the radioactive water leak at Daiichi here. TEPCO and the Japanese media have released
Read moreUpdate: Reporting from various sources that were following the press conference. TEPCO plans to move the water from the leaking
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