TEPCO Admitted Tsunami Risk To Govt. 4 Days Before Disaster
A TEPCO official admitted as part of his testimony in the criminal negligence trial of TEPCO execs that they did
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TEPCO’s Pre-Disaster Past Shows Nothing Has Changed
As TEPCO will begin removing spent fuel from unit 4 very soon, some have questioned the oversight and credibility of
Read moreActive Faults May Doom Japan’s Nuclear Reactors
NISA has ordered owners of the Oi and Shika nuclear plants to inspect faults that run under their reactors in
Read moreFukushima Station Black Out & Delusion
This featured post authored by SimplyInfo member Peter Melzer originally appeared on his blog Peter Reviews Products & Procedures (copyright P. Melzer)
Read moreTsruga Impossible To Restart, Issues At Kashiwazaki Raise Concerns
Japan’s Nuclear Safety Commission stated it would be impossible to restart the units at Tsruga nuclear plant. Multiple fault lines
Read moreJapan’s Perplexing Reactor Restarts; Where Are We Going And Why Are We In This Handbasket?
As the Japanese government has been rushing to restart nuclear reactors everyone is asking the same question. Why? It really
Read moreJapan Reactor Stress Tests Mired In Confusion
A variety of parties are involved in the review of stress tests on idled reactors intended to prove safety leading
Read moreNISA Split, Public Outraged At Japan Reactor Restart Meeting
A public NISA meeting to discuss restarting the Oi nuclear reactor turned to chaos. The meeting was public to discuss
Read moreJapan To Limit Nuclear Reactors to 40 Year Operation, Sort Of
Japan is proposing legislation that would prevent a reactor from operating past 40 years unless the get an exception from
Read moreNISA Calculated “China Syndrome” While TEPCO Claimed Disaster Was Minor
In late March and early April NISA had JNES secretly do calculations on a full melt through scenario at Fukushima.
Read moreInvestigation Finds 7 Cases Of NISA & Power Companies Faked Nuclear Support
An independent investigation of power companies and the regulatory agency NISA found a total of 7 situations where nuclear support
Read moreTEPCO Only Wants 10% Of Serious Accident Manual Released To Public
TEPCO has finally submitted in full their emergency manuals to the Lower House committee investigating the accident. After months of obstruction
Read moreTEPCO Continues To Thumb Nose At Japanese Government
The House of Representatives special science committee and NISA have requested four times that TEPCO submit copies of their emergency
Read moreJapan Nuclear Reactor Stress Tests Status
Reuters has a detailed list of nuclear reactors and their stress test status. So far only a few are planning
Read moreNISA Colluded With Seven Power Companies To Influence Public
The official count so far has risen to seven power companies that NISA colluded with to fake public support for dangerous
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