Fukushima Daiichi Another Leak, Known Since April 2014
TEPCO has admitted a second leak to the sea this week. Unit 2’s roof and downspouts have been draining directly
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Extended Report 2015
SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Report 2015 By The SimplyInfo Research Team Dean Wilkie – Author Edano San MD –
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Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scan Scheduled For May 2015
IRID is reporting that the muon scan of unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi will begin around May 10th of 2015.
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TEPCO Admits Unit 2 Trench Concrete Work May Be Failing
NHK reports that the work to concrete in the unit 2 trench may not be working as planned. The work
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TEPCO’s Trench Saga Could Have Unintended Consequences
TEPCO has made multiple attempts to deal with the unit 2 trench full of highly contaminated water. In 2011 they
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TEPCO Declares Effort To Drain Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Trench Futile
TEPCO drained 200,000 liters of water out of the unit 2 trench after they declared the end near the turbine
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TEPCO Begins Draining Unit 2 Trench Of Radioactive Water
TEPCO has finally begun draining the Unit 2 trench of highly radioactive water. The trench was found to contain highly
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Fukushima Daiichi Updates From IRID Part 1
IRID released a number of progress updates in recent weeks. In this part we cover what is new information about efforts to
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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
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Fukushima Unit 2 Subdrain Has Larger Problem
In recent weeks TEPCO began reporting about high radiation readings in subdrain pits near the reactor buildings. TEPCO’s original intention was
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What May Be Causing The New Reactor Building Leak At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO admitted last week that some subdrain pit wells at the Fukushima Daiichi plant showed a large increase in contamination.
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Tsuruga #2 Reactor To Never Restart
Japan’s NRA declared that they would not revisit their ruling that the fault under the Tsuruga #2 reactor is active. Japanese
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Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Room Inspection
Hitachi GE conducted robot investigations into unit 2’s torus room on July 17th. The main focus of the work was
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Fukushima Trench Freezing Failures & Tactics Technical Report
Update: Added table of sea water data at the end and another TEPCO handout on the work released this week.
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New Robot Torus Room Inspections Under Preparation In Fukushima Unit 2
Two newer underwater robots are being used to inspect the torus rooms of units 1 and 2. The robots built
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Fukushima Unit 2; 5th Floor Work Progresses.. Sort of.
TEPCO released some images and information about the work progress on the 5th floor refueling floor of unit 2. This
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Unit 2 Frozen Trench Installation Begins At Fukushima Daiichi
Work has begun to freeze the unit 2 trench at Fukushima Daiichi. This has been a problematic area since the
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Fukushima Unit 2; Warrior Robot Stranded On Refueling Floor
The Warrior robot tipped over and remains stranded on the unit 2 refueling floor. The robot was inserted through the
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TEPCO Completes Repair Work To Fukushima Unit 1-2 Vent Tower
TEPCO mentioned, buried in a daily report, that they have been doing work on the unit 1-2 exhaust stack. This
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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report Unit 2
These events and new information were found on unit 2 within the last year. TEPCO announced in July that they
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Fukushima Unit 2 Loses Reactor Thermometer
Unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi has lost another bottom thermometer in the reactor vessel. Workers said it short circuited when
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Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Has A Hole In It
Kyodo is reporting a 3cm hole in the unit 2 torus. TEPCO claims that water is leaking out through this
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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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Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Ultrasound Finds Internal Water Level
The ultrasound robot has been run inside unit 2 to attempt to determine the water level for the torus tube.
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Torus Ultrasound Inspection Being Done On Unit 2
TEPCO has done test runs with the ultrasound robot intended to detect the water level inside the torus tubes at
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Updated Fukushima Decommissioning Schedule
NHK put out this updated decommissioning schedule for Fukushima Daiichi. It gives an idea how long they assume the project
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Containment Pressure Drops Again
Containment pressure at unit 2 has dropped again. The unit saw a significant pressure drop in August. TEPCO closed a
Read moreUnit 2 Containment Pressure Drops In Half
Unit 2 containment pressure dropped by about half yesterday. TEPCO cites closing a valve allowed the pressure to slightly regain
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TEPCO Hides Reactor 2 Radiation Data, 11 Days & Counting
TEPCO did inspection work on unit 2 on August 12th, in the midst of the discovery of widespread groundwater leaks
Read moreTEPCO Withholds Radiation Data For Unit 2
7 days ago TEPCO took radiation readings along with temperature readings inside unit 2. This was part of an effort
Read moreAmazing New Images Inside Unit 2 Containment
TEPCO finally released the video of the pedestal inspection of unit 2. This showed more than the initial images given
Read moreUnit 2 Pedestal Opening Shows Damage; First Image
The image above is the first glimpse of the right side of the pedestal opening for the CRD drive. This
Read moreTEPCO; More Leaking Contamination, TIPS Exploration & Debris Analysis
TEPCO announced a number of new leaks over the weekend. Tritium levels were going up including in the port. TEPCO
Read moreRats Vs. TEPCO, The Rats Are Winning
TEPCO’s new arch nemesis, the influx of rats that have taken up residence at the plant, are causing more problems.
Read moreMSIV Inspection At Unit 2
TEPCO did a robot inspection of the MSIV room of unit 2. No video of the work has been released
Read moreUnit 2 Final Investigation Of Torus
TEPCO has completed the last portion of the investigation of the torus and downcomer pipes in unit 2. The walking
Read moreUnit 2 Torus Inspection March 13, 2013
TEPCO inspected another section of the torus of unit 2 today. It appears TEPCO intends to eventually inspect the entire
Read moreNew Torus Inspection At Unit 2
TEPCO sent the unnamed walker bot back into unit 2’s torus room for another inspection effort. This trip looked at
Read moreTIPS Probes To Unit 2 Reactor Blocked
TEPCO has been trying to insert a new thermometer into the unit 2 reactor vessel by way of the TIPS
Read moreNew Paper: Gamma Radiation Damage To Fukushima Units 1- 4 Spent Fuel Pools
fukuleaks.org/web has released another new paper taking an in depth look into the ongoing challenges at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear
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