Japan’s Nuclear Industry Takes A Last Ditch Defensive Position
A series of announcements this week signal major upheaval in Japan’s nuclear industry. METI has proposed that TEPCO should start
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Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Removal Work Begins
The process to remove the spent fuel from the pool at unit 3 will be a long term project but
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How The US & Japan See India As Ripe For Nuclear Exploitation
The groundwork goes back decades. After WWII the US looked to shed the reputation gained after the bombings of Hiroshima
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This Week’s Japanese Nuclear Industry Scandals
As Japan’s current government tries to force through reactor restarts, the process is running into some harsh reality. The NRA
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Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Torus Structures In Need Of Reinforcement
IRID published a call for proposals mid June related to research and development into a way to reinforce the torus structures
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US – India Nuclear Liability Deal Explained
The US and India have signed a nuclear power deal that drastically changes the liability of the industry that wants
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IRID Shows New Robot To Inspect Fukushima Unit 2 Pedestal
IRID reports progress on the new robot that will be used to attempt to look inside the reactor pedestal of
Read moreFukushima US Sailor Lawsuit Upheld, Now Includes GE, Hitachi, Ebasco, Toshiba
A US court upheld the lawsuit brought by hundreds of sailors exposed to radiation as part of the response to
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2nd ALPS Decontamination System Installed At Fukushima Daiichi
A second ALPS decontamination system is being installed at Fukushima Daiichi and will begin test operations in early September. NRA
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IRID Works On Four New Torus Robots For Fukushima Daiichi
IRID has announced ongoing testing work on four new robots to be used to inspect inside reactors at Fukushima Daiichi.
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Muon Detectors To Be Installed At Fukushima Daiichi Next Year
TEPCO and contractor Toshiba plan to install muon detectors next year at Fukushima Daiichi. This technology will allow scientists to
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Fukushima ALPS System To Be Offline Indefinitely
Asahi Shimbun is reporting that the ALPS system will be offline for an unknown amount of time. The B train
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ALPS Still Not Meeting Targets, Operation Date Uncertain
NRA is saying that ALPS is still not meeting the radiation removal targets claimed for the system. A problem with
Read moreTEPCO Inspects Unit 2 Torus With Walking Robot
TEPCO did inspection work at Unit 2 in the torus with the Toshiba walker-bot (it doesn’t have a name apparently)
Read moreToshiba-Westinghouse Wants Out Of Nuclear Business
This quietly began in July as Toshiba hired JP Morgan to find a buyer for the Westinghouse nuclear company they
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