Public Spin On Fukushima Coming Undone
TEPCO’s efforts to avoid outside inspections of the unit 1 reactor have caught up with them. After it was recently
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New 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 morefukuleaks.org/web Releases New Paper On Unit 4 Explosion
Our ongoing research of the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi has found some additional insight into the explosion events at unit
Read moreUnit 4 Cover Building Construction Progress
TEPCO released a brief handout and photo showing the progress made so far in constructing the cover building at unit
Read moreUnit 4 Cover Building Columns To Begin Installation
Worker Happy, mentions that the installation of the cover building columns is beginning at Fukushima Daiichi. (machine translation) “Could they
Read moreNew Paper Explains Spent Fuel Element Power At Fukushima
In the new paper “Lifting Fuel Elements Out Of The Fukushima Daiichi Spent Fuel Pools” Dean Wilkie and the SimplyInfo
Read moreWorker Breaks Leg At Daiichi
Workers are reporting that at least one worker was injured in the turbine building of unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi.
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 moreTEPCO Soundness Report On Unit 4 Admits Larger Failures
TEPCO released two reports in Japanese last week on order of NISA to explain the soundness of unit 4. Our
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 moreA Curious Edit By TEPCO On Unit 4
This photo by TEPCO was spotted with a very poor quality attempt to block out part of the photo. The original
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 moreUnit 4 Removed Fuel Inspection Results
TEPCO has released more information about the unused fuel removed from the Unit 4 spent fuel pool. TEPCO remarked that
Read moreUnit 4 Fuel Assembly Inspection
TEPCO released some photos and a short handout on the inspection of the unused fuel assemblies today. The handout made
Read moreFuel Assembly Removed From Daiichi Unit 4 Fuel Pool
TEPCO has removed the first unused fuel assembly. Kyodo reported it about 8 hours ago. The second assembly should be
Read moreFukushima Daiichi Unit 4, Unaddressed Risks
TEPCO released a handout showing that debris and the upper walls has been removed from unit 4. The report also
Read moreUnit 4 Demolition Progress, New Damage Found
We caught the TBS camera yesterday cutting away wall sections on unit 4. A cloud of concrete dust can be
Read moreNew Photos Of Unit 4, Reactor Cap Found
TEPCO was kind enough to post some high resolution images of unit 4 from the recent press event. These included
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 Tries To Alleviate Fears Of Unit 4
TEPCO is planning another press tour of Fukushima Daiichi and has released another hand out claiming it explains the status
Read moreUnit 4 New High Quality Images
The video is dated November 2011. A copy was recently found on YouTube is HD and resulted in some high
Read moreUnit 4 Video Image Stills April 26, 2012
TEPCO has released video of the recent visit by a high ranking METI official to Fukushima Daiichi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-_DgAxi_SQ&feature=player_embedded These images
Read moreUnit 4 Group Findings
Unit 4 Spent Fuel Pool Issues: We went in depth on the issues with Unit 4’s spent fuel pool in
Read moreUnit 4 Reactor Well Cover, Hiding In Plain Site
We were reviewing the images from the METI tour earlier this week and caught this from an older image and
Read moreUnit 4 Fukushima Soil Work Being Done Near Major Building Crack
This diagonal crack in the facade of unit 4 has been known for some time. Recently released information shows that
Read moreNew Images Inside Unit 4
TEPCO released some new images inside unit 4. A METI official was on site, his tour was the purpose of
Read moreSpent Fuel Pools; How They Impact Fukushima Daiichi
The following is an in depth look at spent fuel pools and how these technical factors impact the disaster at
Read moreUnit 4 Reactor Well Video: Enhanced Images
More video from TEPCO from unit 4, this from the reactor well. Video 1 and video 2. TEPCO makes a
Read moreUnit 4 Spent Fuel Pool Video: Enhanced Images
TEPCO took video of the interior of unit 4’s spent fuel pool. Video can be found here and here. Some things
Read moreUnit 4 Overhead Crane Removed – Enhanced Images
TEPCO has removed the 100 ton overhead crane from unit 4. Asahi Shimbun has further details on TEPCO’s plan for
Read morePEER REVIEW: Unit 4 Debris Heat Images & Early Photos
After discussion of the piling of dirt, plates etc around unit 4 came up, questions about hot debris were wondered.
Read moreNew Photos From Inside Fukushima Daiichi
These images appear to be from late 2011. The spent fuel pool end of unit 4 is partially dismantled yet
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 moreMore Strange Happenings At Unit 4
There have been ongoing concerns and speculation about unit 4’s spent fuel pool since the New Years Day earthquake. As
Read moreQuake Causes Leak At Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Fuel Pool
After the New Years Day quake in Japan all appeared normal at Fukushima Daiichi. Now Japanese Media is stating there
Read moreUnit 4 at Daiichi Cut Off, Didn’t Fall Off
It is unlikely that the portion of unit 4 that is no longer there fell off. More likely based on
Read moreReporter Visited Fukushima – Unit 4 Very Exposed, 10 Ambulance Calls Per Day
Reporter Mr.Imanishi of Shukan Asahi appeared recently on TV explaining the details of his trip to Fukushima Daiichi. He mentions that the
Read moreUnit 4 Still Poses Considerable Risk, Expert Calls For Independent Safety Inspection
A Canadian nuclear expert is calling for an independent review of unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi where inspectors from outside
Read moreTEPCO Releases Document Claiming Unit 3 Blew Up Unit 4
TEPCO released a schematic claiming it explains that unit 3 caused the explosion in unit 4. It shows high radiation
Read moreRemoval Of Spent Fuel In Units 3 & 4 Made A Priority
No additional details are given such as how the fuel will be removed or how quickly. TEPCO has announced that
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