506 Fuel Assemblies Removed Fukushima Unit 4
506 fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool at unit 4 to the common pool. This article
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Fukushima Unit 4; 374 Fuel Assemblies Removed
374 fuel assemblies have been moved from unit 4’s spent fuel pool to the common pool as of this week.
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Fukushima Unit 4; 352 Fuel Assemblies Removed
TEPCO reports a total of 352 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool as of
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Fukushima Unit 4; 308 Fuel Assemblies Removed
308 assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool. The assemblies were transferred to the common pool
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Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pool Debris Removal Update
METI has reported some progress and a plan for removing debris out of the unit 3 spent fuel pool. Initial
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Fukushima Fuel Inventory Update; February 4, 2014
The cask storage facility at the seafront is now completely empty, all casks have been moved. This building will likely
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New Fuel Damage Found At Fukushima Unit 4
TEPCO did inspections on a damaged fuel assembly in the unit 4 spent fuel pool. The series of videos showed
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264 Fuel Assemblies Removed At Fukushima Unit 4
264 fuel assemblies have been removed to the common pool from unit 4. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/removal4u/index-e.html This article would not be possible
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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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176 Fuel Assemblies Removed From Unit 4 Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO’s weekly update on fuel removed from Unit 4’s spent fuel pool now sits at 176 spent assemblies removed from
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Unit 4 Spent Fuel Transfers Now At 154 Assemblies
TEPCO announced another transfer of spent fuel from unit 4 to the common pool. The work would have taken place
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Fukushima Daiichi Fuel Storage Locations Updated
As part of the larger roadmap document TEPCO has reported some major changes in the location of spent fuel around
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Spent Fuel Moved At Unit 4, 88 Total Removed
Another cask of spent fuel has been transferred to the common pool from unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. This makes
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Another Load Of Spent Fuel Moved At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has moved another load of spent fuel from unit 4 to the common pool. After the initial fuel transfers
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Second Set Of Unit 4 Fuel Loaded In Common Pool
TEPCO reports as of November 30, 2013 JST the second set of 22 fuel assemblies were loaded into the fuel
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Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pool; Debris Removal Preparation Begins
Kyodo News announced yesterday that preparations are underway to remove the debris from the unit 3 spent fuel pool at
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2nd Fuel Transfer From Unit 4 Completed
TEPCO has removed another cask from unit 4 and transported it to the common pool on November 29th JST. Kyodo
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Unit 4 Cask Filled, Transit Prep Tomorrow 11.27.13
TEPCO announced an additional 16 spent fuel assemblies were loaded into the transport cask by the end of the day
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Unit 4 Fuel Removal Work Begins For Wednesday
TEPCO announced work to begin taking out spent fuel at unit 4 resumed this Wednesday morning JST. http://www.tepco.co.jp/cc/press/2013/1232461_5117.html This
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Unit 4 Fuel Removal Resumes Tuesday
NHK is reporting that TEPCO will continue the process to remove spent fuel from the unit 4 pool on Tuesday
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Unit 4 Fuel Unloaded Into Common Pool; Video & Photos
TEPCO announced they have removed the first load of fuel from unit 4 to the racks in the common pool.
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U4 Fuel Cask Moved To Common Pool Building
NHK and TEPCO have announced that the first cask of fuel assemblies has been moved from unit 4 to the
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Fukushima Unit 4 Cask Moved, New Underwater Video
NHK is reporting that the cask transport effort took place Wednesday day. TEPCO has not forwarded any additional announcements at
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First Cask Filled At Unit 4 Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO announced that they have filled the first cask with fuel as of 6:28PM JST Tuesday. A total of 22
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Unit 4 Fuel Loaded In Cask At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has released photos of the first fuel successfully removed from the fuel racks at unit 4. NHK reports the
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Unit 4 Fuel Assemblies To Be Removed 3pm JST Today
French journalist Joel Legendre is reporting that TEPCO will begin removing the first fuel assemblies from the spent fuel pool
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17.8% Of Unit 1 Spent Fuel Damaged Before Fukushima Disaster
TEPCO is now admitting the number of damaged spent fuel rods in some of their reactors at the Daiichi plant.
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Unit 4 Fuel Removal; What You Need To Know
There are lots of concerns about the upcoming fuel removal work at unit 4. With this has come some passing
Read moreUS Spent Nuclear Fuel’s Epic Problem
The NY Times published an article today discussing the considerable problems with spent nuclear fuel in the US. They looked
Read moreUS Nuclear; Failing Casks, Cracked Concrete And Foot Dragging On Safety
30 of the US’s 100+ nuclear plants have ordered spent fuel pool water level monitoring systems. The issue of this
Read moreUS Nuclear Waste Plan May Be Illegal
The GAO has determined that aspects of the planned nuclear waste disposal program are likely illegal. The GAO says the
Read moreUnit 4 Cover Building Construction Progress
TEPCO released a brief handout and photo showing the progress made so far in constructing the cover building at unit
Read moreAtomic Rats, Fishing For Beams & Cleaning Up The Common Pool At Daiichi
Workers at the plant are reporting seeing rats at Daiichi. Worker Happy11311 mentioned seeing them and was worried they would
Read moreThe Future Of Fukushima Daiichi Spent Fuel
This little talked about set of challenges will play a considerable role in the decommissioning and safety of Fukushima Daiichi.
Read moreNew Paper Explains Spent Fuel Element Power At Fukushima
In the new paper “Lifting Fuel Elements Out Of The Fukushima Daiichi Spent Fuel Pools” Dean Wilkie and the SimplyInfo
Read moreUnit 4 Spent Fuel Pool Video: Enhanced Images
TEPCO took video of the interior of unit 4’s spent fuel pool. Video can be found here and here. Some things
Read moreFukushima Exposes The US Faustian Deal On Spent Nuclear Fuel
The US currently has about 63000 tons of spent nuclear fuel, most of it still stored in unprotected cooling pools
Read moreUnit 2 Scope Inspection Soon, Unit 4 Spent Fuel Removal Sept 2013
Worker tweets (below) confirm that the endoscope inspection of unit 2 will be happening soon. The work will be done
Read moreSpent Fuel Worldwide Unsolved Problem
The New York Times recently ran a piece proclaiming the issue of spent nuclear fuel as a major problem. The
Read moreRemoval Of Spent Fuel In Units 3 & 4 Made A Priority
No additional details are given such as how the fuel will be removed or how quickly. TEPCO has announced that
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