Staffing Issues & Future Plans Dog TEPCO & Fukushima Daiichi
A number of recent reports show the manpower problems at Fukushima Daiichi. There have been problems all along with trying
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Oops! 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 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 more4th Worker Highly Exposed In #3 Turbine Basement
TEPCO has admitted a 4th worker was highly exposed in the turbine building basement of unit 3. He received 56
Read moreJapanese Researchers Invent Cyber Robotic Armor For Fukushima Workers
A group of researchers has invented a suit of brain controlled robotic armor for Fukushima nuclear workers to use as
Read moreNoda Talks With Some Of The Fukushima 50
Eight members of the Fukushima 50 who battled the disaster at the plant after the March 11, 2011 earthquake
Read moreUpdate On Situation At Fukushima Daiichi
Fukushima worker Happy11311 posted some updates about what is going on at the plant. The work at Unit 2 to
Read moreWorker At Fukushima Daiichi Exposes Labor Conditions
A worker at Fukushima Daiichi documented the events as he sought work at the disaster site and how the system
Read moreMasao Yoshida Interview, Compiled Information & Statements
The plant manager of Fukushima Daiichi, Masao Yoshida has broken his silence on what happened at the plant during the
Read moreFukushima Workers Blamed By Locals
Workers at Fukushima Daiichi had already been cited by psychologists as suffering from post traumatic stress type problems. The media
Read moreTwo Workers At Daiichi Hospitalized
According to Spreadnews.de two workers fell ill while removing debris from unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi. Both were taken to the on
Read moreSubcontractor In Scandal A TEPCO Subsidiary, Glass Badges Checked
As was assumed would be claimed, TEPCO is now claiming the workers who covered their dosimeters with lead plates and
Read moreMore Details On The Fukushima Workers Exposure Scandal
More information has come out today as the media has gathered more information on the falsifying of worker radiation doses
Read moreFukushima Workers Forced To Fake Radiation Levels
Contract workers at Fukushima Daiichi were forced by bosses to cover their dosimeters in lead covers. The dosimeter is the
Read moreEntergy Locks Out Nuclear Plant Workers, Replacement Workers Show Incompetent Mess Inside The Plant
Entergy, corporate owner of the Pilgrim Nuclear Plant has been fighting the plant workers union over the health plan and
Read more17 Year Old Boy Working At Daiichi Month After Disaster
A 17 year old boy was found working for Kajima Corp. at Fukushima Daiichi in April of 2011. His dose
Read moreTEPCO Gone On Vacation
TEPCO has apparently gone on vacation for Golden Week. Ryuichi Kino, a journalist who frequently reports TEPCO’s press conferences tweeted
Read moreTEPCO To Keep On 16 Workers With Exceeded Radiation Doses
16 workers currently at the plant will be allowed to continue working even though their exposure levels exceed the 100
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 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 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 moreWorker Death At Fukushima Highly Suspicious, Autopsy Likely Being Done By Police, TEPCO Caught Lying
UPDATE: Ex-SKF has posted that the police took possession of the worker’s body right after the ambulance arrived. Ryuichi
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 moreThe High Risk Job Of Nuclear Contract Workers
We have seen many articles about the nuclear gypsies that do the high risk work at nuclear power plants in
Read moreReporter Works At Fukushima, Exposes Real Situation At The Plant
Tomohiko Suzuki arranged with a contractor to work at Fukushima Daiichi for close to a month. What Suzuki discovered flies
Read moreFukushima Workers Faced Death, Now Struggle With Working Conditions And TEPCO Secrecy
Many workers at Fukushima Daiichi the day the quake and tsunami hit thought they might die. Between the natural disaster,
Read moreOngoing Health Care For Firefighters Who Battled Fukushima
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency has established a system to provide ongoing health care and health checks for firefighters
Read more5 TEPCO Workers Have Over 250 mSv Of Internal Contamination
Tucked in between routine reports about power capacity on the day after TEPCO’s big analysis report came out was a
Read moreWho Will Track The Missing Workers? Reporters Grill TEPCO and Government
Reporters grill TEPCO and government officials over the still missing workers that nobody has tracked down. What is the situation
Read moreTEPCO And Contractors Fail To Pay Some Workers Proper Danger Pay
TEPCO and the contractors working at the plant have not been paying some workers the proper danger pay. These workers
Read moreTokai Radiation Leakage And Other Nuclear Fairy Tales
Workers at the Tokai nuclear reactor accidentally released 64 tons of radioactive water from the RPV while doing maintenance work.
Read moreMainichi Does 6 Part Series On Nuclear Crisis With Brutal Honesty
Junko Adichi writes part one. She talks of the early days of the crisis, the responses of both TEPCO and
Read moreFukushima Daiichi Update: High Radiation And Mountains Of Radioactive Waste
Information has come out about the current goings on at Fukushima Daiichi. It is reported that 480,000 pieces of contaminated
Read moreTEPCO Web Cam Guy Shows Up At Press Conference, Confronts TEPCO
On September 29th the now rather famous finger pointing guy showed up at a TEPCO press conference to confront TEPCO.
Read moreWorkers Tell Media Of Questionable Contracts, Dosimeters That Error In High Radiation
Frontal 21 has another expose on Fukushima Daiichi. They have spoken to workers who explained even more dangerous work conditions
Read moreTEPCO Workers No Longer Receive Free Lunch
TEPCO has stopped provided a free lunch to workers at Fukushima Daiichi. A TEPCO rep made this claim “Things are now
Read moreThe Mystery Of The Pointing Man At Fukushima Daiichi Solved
Who is this guy? What is he doing? This was the big question when the video feed of the TEPCO
Read moreOverlooked In The Chaos, Worker Death At Daini
In the chaos of the early days of the great eastern earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster a worker
Read moreEnson Inoue Interview And Visit To Fukushima Daiichi
Enson Inoue has been traveling to the exclusion zone to feed the abandoned pets and to bring aid to evacuees
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