Fukushima Unit 3 MSIV Room Door Blown In
News 24 is reporting that TEPCO has admitted that the steel door for the MSIV room was found to be
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More On Fukushima Unit 3, TEPCO Fails To Explain Levels
TEPCO released two new handouts on the leak at unit 3. This gives some additional insight but still fails to
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TEPCO Thinks Water Leak At U3 Has Reduced
TEPCO thinks that the water leak at unit 3 has reduced in volume. They claim nothing has changed in reactor
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TEPCO Admits Containment Failure Possible Source Of U3 Leak
NHK is reporting some newer admissions from TEPCO on the unit 3 water leak found over the weekend. They continue
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Unit 3 New Water Leak; TEPCO Explanations Fail To Identify Source
TEPCO has reported a leak in unit 3 coming out of the area of the steam tunnel where the main
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Leak At Unit 3 Found To Be High Radiation Water
TEPCO announced a leak in unit 3 near the steam tunnel area over the weekend. They initially tried to blame
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Unit 3 Fukushima Daiichi Reactor Data
There have been a number of unsubstantiated rumors going around about “new problems” at unit 3. Information is always better
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TEPCO Begins Seismic Review Of Unit 3
TEPCO has begun a seismic review of the condition of unit 3. With the debris removed from the refueling floor,
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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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Debris Removal At 1st Floor Unit 3 Fukushima Underway
TEPCO mentions that debris removal work on the 1st floor of unit 3 is underway. The work had been on
Read moreUnit 3 Leaking Alpha Radiation
TEPCO put out a report on alpha emitters found in the gas removal systems for units 1-3. This appears to
Read moreTEPCO Admits Containment Failure At Unit 3
Most in the know have strongly suspected this since 2011 but TEPCO finally admitted this today. Unit 3’s containment structure
Read moreUPDATE: New Radiation Readings At Unit 3 Reactor Well
TEPCO released some additional radiation readings for the reactor well of unit 3 today. They can be seen below on
Read moreTEPCO Releases Unit 3 Radiation Levels, Shows New Problem
TEPCO published this new document today that includes more radiation readings for the reactor well of unit 3. These new
Read moreTEPCO Hides Unit 3 Data, Who Watches TEPCO?
After months of data about water and little else, TEPCO remains mum on unit 3. Considerable progress has been made
Read moreNew Leak Found Near Unit 3 At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO is admitting to increased levels of radiation near unit 3. An increased amount of beta radiation and cesium was
Read moreUnit 3 Fukushima Daiichi Debris Removal Near Completion
Debris removal has been ongoing during the last month as TEPCO attempted to distract the public with the leaking ponds
Read moreHighly Radioactive Debris Found On Unit 3 Refueling Floor
TEPCO has announced that a piece of highly radioactive debris has been pulled off of the refueling floor of unit
Read moreTemporary Power Failure At Fukushima Daiichi, Not A Repeat From Last Week
Unit 3 lost power to the spent fuel pool cooling system yet again. So far no cause has been admitted
Read moreUnit 3 Location Of Crane & Mast In Pool
In an attempt to better understand how the crane is situated in the spent fuel pool of unit 3 we
Read moreAnalysis: Unit 3 Mast In Pool Inspection
TEPCO released a new video and handout of the unit 3 mast that fell deeper into the spent fuel pool.
Read moreUnit 3 Daiichi Pool Accident Analysis
TEPCO announced this week that the 1.5 ton mast for the refueling crane fell into the pool and sank as
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
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 moreRobot Inspection Of Unit 3 Finds Increasing Radiation Levels, New Robot Fails.
TEPCO reports the results of a robot inspection in unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi. The initial work was to look
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 moreOops! Worker Bumps Reactor Water Valve At Fukushima Daiichi Changing Water Rate
A worker installing pipe insulation bumped a valve controlling the feedwater cooling for unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi. This increased
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 moreUnit 3 Debris Accident & Pool Damage
TEPCO began removing debris using remote control cranes last week. Reports from worker Happy11311 indicated that they didn’t have a
Read moreUnit 3 SFP Inspection, Reactor Cap Removed At Unit 4
TEPCO has been progressing on work at Fukushima Daiichi to deal with units 3 and 4. The reactor (RPV) cap
Read moreUnit 3 Robot Entry Video & New Enhanced Images
TEPCO sent robot Quince 2 into unit 3 at Daiichi to inspect the TIPS room. Damage to some of the
Read moreUnit 3 Spent Fuel Pool Videos & Enhanced Images
TEPCO finally released the videos of the unit 3 spent fuel pool. The videos do give a better look at
Read moreUnit 3 Torus Inspection Video And New Images And Analysis
TEPCO has released a video of the 8 minute trip into unit 3. We have some enhanced still images from
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 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
Read moreUnit 3 Cooling Was Turned Off The Day Before Explosion
The cooling system at unit 3 was turned off the day before the massive explosion. The plant director was not
Read more1.6 Sievert Hot Spot Found In Unit 3
Recently a 1.3 Sievert hot spot was found near the containment hatch inside unit 3. This hot spot appeared to
Read moreExperts New Theories On Units 2 and 3
Researcher, Fumiya Tanabe thinks the suppression chamber of unit 2 was damaged during the initial earthquake. He cites the much
Read more620 mSv/h Found In Unit 3
TEPCO announced that they have found 620 mSv/h in unit 3 by robots. These levels are high enough to restrict
Read moreFukushima Unit 3 steam-explosion theory
Fukushima Unit 3 steam-explosion theory by Ian Goddard The signature event of the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns was the large mushroom-cloud explosion
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