Typhoon Nanmadol To Hit Sendai Nuclear Plant
A historically strong category 5 hurricane is set to cross over the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Japan. The
Read moreA historically strong category 5 hurricane is set to cross over the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Japan. The
Read moreJust this week, Japan’s nuclear industry has seen two major hits to the restart plans. Anti-nuclear advocate Satoshi Mitazono was elected
Read moreThe Kyushu region of Japan has been hit by a series of major earthquakes and aftershocks since late last week.
Read moreUPDATE: Mt. Aso near the fault line generating these earthquakes has had a small eruption. Strong earthquakes have been hitting
Read moreWorkers at the Sendai nuclear plant have found cracked tubes in the condensers that allowed seawater to migrate into the
Read moreThe weather predictions for Typhoon Goni have it making a direct hit on the Sendai nuclear plant around Monday. It
Read moreThe only operating reactor in Japan has developed a problem with its condenser system. Detection of conductivity was found in
Read moreUPDATE: Volcanic gas found bubbling up in the water 5km from the volcano. Image of the eruptions below from FNN.
Read moreUPDATE: The local volcano observatory urged vigilance but said the eruption was not a sure indication of more activity. Per
Read moreScientists have tried to warn Japan’s NRA and other decision makers of the high risk for volcano danger to impact
Read moreUPDATE: AP has reported that Sendai has restarted. One of the reactors at Sendai nuclear plant prepares to restart Tuesday
Read moreNHK is reporting that the first reactor restart in Japan is now planned for Tuesday. Control rod tests are planned
Read moreNHK is reporting that Sendai nuclear plant may restart as early as August 10th. This also happens to be around
Read moreAs Japan’s current government tries to force through reactor restarts, the process is running into some harsh reality. The NRA
Read moreWorkers began installing fuel in the unit 1 reactor at the Sendai nuclear plant in Japan last week. They expect
Read moreThe potential restart of the Sendai nuclear plant has now been pushed back to mid-August at the earliest. JAIF is
Read moreJapan’s NRA has given the go ahead to restart two reactors at the Sendai nuclear plant. A recent court decision
Read moreScientists in Japan released a new study that indicates that a mega quake could hit the Kyushu region of Japan
Read moreA number of events have transpired in the last week as the disaster continues to evolve even years later. The
Read moreMultiple significant safety issues are being ignored while Japan appears to be rushing into a restart of their nuclear power
Read moreThe local city council of Satsuma-sendai approved the restart of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima prefecture. 19 members approved,
Read moreWarnings for a minor eruption at one of the five volcanoes near the Sendai nuclear plant were sent out. The
Read moreThe response from the government picked volcano expert wasn’t kind. He made it very clear that the Sendai nuclear reactors
Read moreThe head of Japan’s NRA is now claiming volcanologists that have raised concerns about the safety of the Sendai nuclear plant
Read moreAsahi Shimbun continues to investigate Japan’s nuclear evacuation plans. This time they looked at the availability of buses to evacuate
Read moreNuclear restarts in Japan have taken a political turn. Japan’s industry minister revived previous administration’s claims that Japan “needs” nuclear
Read morePrime minister Abe said that he approves of the evacuation plans around the Sendai nuclear plant and that he considers
Read moreJapan’s NRA is expected to give restart approval for the Sendai nuclear plant this week. The reactors still would not
Read moreWithout saying how this might impact the potential restart of the Sendai Nuclear Plant, NRA said it would take about
Read moreNRA began their review of nuclear safety related to volcano’s this week. This would be considered a good thing for
Read morePart of the plan in Japan to attempt to restart reactors including trying to establish evacuation plans based on what
Read moreResidents within 5km of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima were given potassium iodide tablets to keep on hand in
Read moreJapan’s NRA gave an initial approval towards the Sendai nuclear plant meeting government “safety standards”. There are still other aspects
Read moreIt truly is a Hollywood cliche, ignore the scientists until it is too late. This is the newest issue related
Read moreThe Sendai nuclear power plant located in Kagoshima Japan has been selected as the one Japanese authorities would focus on
Read moreUPDATE: 3:45am GMT Dec 8th; USGS scientists say this may be part of the aftershocks from the March 2011 big
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