TEPCO 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)
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Fire At Daiichi Near Unit 1 & 2 Switching Station
Last night Yushi (@Yuushi420) reported fire trucks headed somewhere through Okuma and Tomioka. “bus home from 1F. I passed quite
Read moreUnit 2 At Fukushima Spewing 8 Million Bq Per Hour Almost 1.5 Years Later
TEPCO has admitted the current radiation release levels at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. While these levels are a small fraction
Read more140 New Enhanced Images Inside Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Inspection
We have about 140 images from the video investigation of unit 2 on April 18 using the Topy robot. The
Read moreUnit 2 Robot Investigation Of Torus
TEPCO has released two photos and no other details of the robot investigation into the torus room (suppression chamber) area
Read moreTEPCO To Send Robot Into Unit 2 Suppression Pool Wednesday
Tepco has stated they will send a robot into the suppression pool area of unit 2 to check for damage.
Read moreOur Unit 2 Rough Estimation Of Radiation Levels In Containment
These estimations are very rough calculations. They give an idea about how high the radiation in the pedestal below the
Read moreUnit 2 Scope Results; What We Found
The second unit 2 scope project has been completed. TEPCO has released this PDF report on the project. Now in English here.
Read morePEER REVIEW: Unit 2 New Scope Inspection – Data Sets
The second unit 2 scope project has been completed. TEPCO has released this PDF report on the project. Now in
Read moreUnit 2 New Robot Inspection Findings
Workers sent a robot into unit 2 on the ground floor again. This time it went into the TIPS room.
Read moreUnit 2 Torus Inspection Video: Images And Analysis
Video was also released of the unit 2 torus inspection. The video quality is quite poor compared to the video
Read moreWorkers Enter Units 2 & 3 Basements; Enhanced Images & Analysis
Workers entered units 2 & 3 around noon JST. Entry to unit 2 was about 20 minutes. Entry to unit
Read moreTEPCO Sending Workers Into Units 2 & 3 Basements In A Few Hours
TEPCO intends to send workers into the sub basement of units 2 and 3 on March 14th (a few hours
Read moreConfusion Over Unit 2 Quince Photo
There was some concern and confusion that TEPCO was possibly hiding something in a still photo they released. First was
Read moreUnit 2 Quince Expedition Analysis
Quince 2 made a trip into Unit 2 and successfully made it back out. A series of images were taken
Read moreTEPCO To Scope Unit 2 Again
TEPCO plans to scope unit 2 again using the same location. Workers will make the attempt in late March using
Read moreUnit 2 Update For Feb. 27 With Visuals
We are a bit late getting this out today. TEPCO still has not released certain temperature readings for unit 2.
Read moreUnit 2: Reactor Visual Display Of Changes For February 26
Unit 2 changes for February 26th. These visual maps of trends at unit 2 is a temporary effort to look
Read moreUnit 2: More Sensors Rising, Not A Repeat From Yesterday Or The Day Before…
The RPV bellows sensor is up to 105c. It was at 66.6c yesterday and has been steadily climbing all day.
Read moreUnit 2: New Sensor Getting Hot, Some Details
Along with the CRD sensor at unit 2 that has been trending up for days, now the RPV bellows air
Read moreUnit 2: More Rising Temps And Other Curiosities
Unit 2 is seeing more temperatures rise. The CRD (control rod drive) housing has been on the rise at 233.1c
Read moreUnit 2 Update: CRD Sensor at 200, TEPCO Still Acts Like There Is A Problem
The CRD (control rod drive) sensor is sitting at about 200c currently. Hydrogen is at .06%, up from .04% but
Read moreUnit 2: TEPCO Re-declares Cold Shutdown, Data Says Otherwise
TEPCO re-declared cold shutdown on unit 2 today. Data we are seeing seems to not support this claim. The CRD
Read moreUnit 2 Sensors Change, High Radiation Readings Around Japan
Radiation levels around Tokyo increased on Feb. 14th and in western Japan Feb 15th. Temperatures in unit 2 were about
Read moreUnit 2 Update: Temps High, Nuclides Showing Up
Temperatures still running around 250 degrees in unit 2 at the “0” position temp gauge. NISA has instructed TEPCO to
Read moreUnit 2 Up To 275.9 Degrees, Excessive Radiation Being Discharged From Nuclear Plant
TEPCO declared the temperature sensor “likely broken” at unit 2 as we mentioned yesterday. Nuclear plant employees dismissed that claim
Read moreUnit 2 Update: Temp Spikes Over 90 Degrees
New report from TEPCO shows the gauge swinging above 90 degrees in an erratic pattern. As of 6:00 February 13
Read moreUnit 2 Update: 82 Degrees, Ever Increasing Water, What Might Be Going On
Unit 2 is now 82 degrees based on this press release. 2:15 JST Feb 12th. They have increased core spray
Read moreUnit 2 Back Above 70 Degrees, TEPCO Manipulating Data
Detailed temperature logs show unit 2’s sensor is going above 70 degrees twice recently. Once late on 23:00 February 8
Read moreUnit 2: What May Be Going On Inside
Water flow changes at unit 2 likely contributed to the recent heat up. Why changes back and forth between the
Read moreTemps At Unit 2 Down Slightly, Test Results In
Current temps as of 11am Feb 7th are 69.9 celsius. Our reactor graphs also show a slight downturn in temperatures
Read moreUnit 2 Status Update
UPDATE: TEPCO has told Japanese media that tests showed no xenon was found in tests. They do not think there
Read morePart 2: Unit 2 Containment Scope New Images & Video
Earlier today we released a new set of video stills from the scope camera put inside the containment at reactor
Read moreMore On Unit 2 Scope Work, New Large Images From Video Release
These new images based on videos released by TEPCO today. These are not the initial few images TEPCO released yesterday.
Read moreEnhanced Photos Inside Unit 2 Containment Scope Effort
TEPCO successfully inserted the scope camera inside unit 2’s containment Thursday. Statements by TEPCO and NISA indicate they were unable
Read moreTEPCO Trial Run Of Containment Inspection At Unit 5
TEPCO has released a video and images of the practice run at unit 5 in anticipation of the scope inspection
Read moreWork Begins To Insert Scope Into Unit 2 Containment, Inspection Thursday
Work has finally begun to insert a radiation proof endoscope camera into the containment of unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi.
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 moreUnit 2 Blow Out Panel Knocked Out Before Unit 3 Explosion
Someone noticed this over the weekend in a March 13th Guardian article the digital globe images shows unit 3 intact, but
Read moreA Series Of Unfortunate Events at Fukushima Daiichi
There have been a number of odd happenings recently at the plant. What they all mean right now is not
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