TEPCO Restarts Nitrogen Injection In Unit 1 Suppression Chamber
From today’s TEPCO report, they intend to restart nitrogen injection into the torus (suppression chamber). This has been done frequently
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TEPCO’s New Decontamination System Delayed By Tank Failures
TEPCO has announced a delay in the start up of the new decontamination system at Fukushima Daiichi. The system was
Read moreTEPCO Asks LDP For More Cash & Reactor Restarts, NRA Says Not So Fast
The LDP hasn’t even installed the new Prime Minister yet and the head of TEPCO is asking them for more
Read morefukuleaks.org/web Simplifies Searching For TEPCO Documents
We created this handy little tool for our use but it is worth sharing. TEPCO’s web site search is less
Read moreStaffing Issues & Future Plans Dog TEPCO & Fukushima Daiichi
A number of recent reports show the manpower problems at Fukushima Daiichi. There have been problems all along with trying
Read moreTEPCO Inspects Gas Control & Introduces A New Robot
TEPCO announced they are sending in robots to inspect an improvised gas control duct in unit 3. They do not
Read moreThe Staggering Cost Of The Fukushima Daiichi Disaster
TEPCO announced they needed another 125 billion USD to cover decontamination and compensation for damaged caused outside the plant. TEPCO
Read moreIndecision, Handouts And Heating Up Fuel Pools
The NRA panel of experts was supposed to decide today if the Oi nuclear plant would be allowed to continue
Read moreProsecutors Compel TEPCO To Hand Over Videos
Government prosecutors have formally demanded in house conference videos taken by TEPCO as the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi unfolded. Prosecutors
Read moreJapan’s Establishment Grasping At Straws To Keep Nuclear Status Quo
Two Japanese politician made claims predicting greater doom and gloom if Japan ends nuclear power. Japan’s defense chief claimed nuclear
Read moreTEPCO’s Photo Failure Gets “Better”
TEPCO’s public image management took itself to laughable heights when they released this horribly photoshopped image on August 30th. Our
Read moreUnit 4 TEPCO Reports On Stability, Translated.
Unit 4 reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station For confirmation of the soundness Results for periodic inspection (second
Read moreTEPCO New Live Camera View
TEPCO moved their live camera this week. They claim it is due to public demand to see unit 4 better.
Read moreNew Fukushima Report Shows Failings Are Ongoing
More information is coming out in the English language media about the recently released 3rd report on the Fukushima nuclear
Read moreNuclear Shenanigans
The nuclear mafia continues to do whatever they want and laugh at the rest of us. Fukui prefecture in response
Read moreFukushima Station Black Out & Delusion
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Read moreTEPCO Profits 546 Billion Yen For Restarting KK Nuclear Plant
BusinessWeek mentions this in a larger article about the recent TEPCO shareholders meeting. Shareholders approved TEPCO’s nationalization and also the
Read moreTEPCO Talking In Circles About Unit 4
TEPCO has released yet another document on unit 4. Sadly, it contains no new information. The 19 page document repeats
Read moreTEPCO To Do Gamma Surveys Inside Units 1-3
Denki Shimbun has reported that TEPCO will do robotic gamma camera surveys inside units 1-3. The survey has already begun
Read moreFukushima Decontamination May Be Paid For By People Of Japan
The current plan as expressed by minister Edano. Decontamination will be billed to TEPCO, TEPCO asks for money from the
Read moreTEPCO Gone On Vacation
TEPCO has apparently gone on vacation for Golden Week. Ryuichi Kino, a journalist who frequently reports TEPCO’s press conferences tweeted
Read moreMore Leaking Water, Contaminated School Lunch And Hosono Runs Out Of Excuses
12 tons of water contaminated with stronium leaked from the water handling systems at Fukushima Daiichi and some may have
Read moreNew Gamma Camera To Be Used At Fukushima
JAXA and TEPCO have developed a new gamma camera that should help check buildings and plant grounds for hot spots.
Read moreTEPCO Again Releases No Reactor Data, Some Press Updates
TEPCO released none of their new reactor reporting documents, the scaled down ones with even less data, on March 22.
Read moreUPDATE: TEPCO Backdates Public Reports, Scales Back Public Accountability
We previously reported that TEPCO had cut off all public data monitoring. As of the evening of March 19 (US
Read moreTEPCO Cuts Off All Public Reactor Data Reporting
On March 15th, with no announcement TEPCO quietly shut down all forms of public reactor data monitoring. Since soon after
Read moreTEPCO Didn’t Connect Cable To Battery For Emergency Data System Before Quake
This is the emergency data system that was supposed to feed reactor data to SPEEDI. Back in 2010 TEPCO decided
Read morePlastic Hoses At Fukushima Damaged By Cold Weather
As winter set in concerns about all the hoses draped on the ground at Fukushima Daiichi were discussed at our
Read moreTEPCO Setting Up Operations Base & Rail Line
TEPCO is setting up an operations base in Tomioka, just north and west of Fukushima Daini. We have reliable reports
Read more2012 Starts With A Bang, A Quake And A New Scandal At Fukushima
2012 didn’t waste any time being interesting. An unusually widespread quake hit Japan about 2pm New Year’s day. The quake
Read moreFirst Camera Inspection Inside Reactor Containment In Two Weeks
TEPCO is estimating they will begin the process in about two weeks to bore a small hole and insert an
Read moreTEPCO To Socialize Losses, More Questions Arise About Decommissioning Plans
Further plans are being discussed to raise electric rates and inject public funds into TEPCO. The amount of costs already
Read moreDisaster Panel Doubts TEPCO’s Claim “The Tsunami Did It”
Members of the government disaster panel are expressing doubts about TEPCO’s claim that the tsunami was the sole cause of
Read moreThe Goal Of TEPCO’s Meltdown Analysis
This week has seen a series of events by TEPCO and the government of Japan that seem to belie reality
Read moreUPDATE: Fire At Fukushima Likely Hydrogen Purge
We have been following the mysterious “fire” at Fukushima Daiichi for over 4 hours now. The fire has not changed
Read morePossible Fire Or Controlled Hydrogen Venting At Fukushima Daiichi
As of writing this the mysterious orange glow has been going for over an hour. Someone spotted the strange oscillating
Read moreFukushima Plant Director Out Sick
The director of Fukushima Daiichi, Masao Yoshida has resigned as plant director after over 8 months on the job trying
Read moreCalifornia Tries TEPCO’s Failed Doom & Gloom Tactic When Faced With Nuclear Shutdown
The California Legislative Analyst’s Office made the claim recently that if the two remaining nuclear power plants in California were shut
Read moreSeismologist Predicted Fukushima
Seismologist Katsuhiko Ishibashi spent two decades warning of the high risk of a major earthquake and a resulting nuclear accident
Read moreTEPCO Claims Landowners Are Responsible For Contamination Clean Up
TEPCO claims landowners are responsible for contamination clean up Laughable? Shocking? Insane? Maybe all three. A TEPCO lawyer made the
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