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Coronavirus Causes Unanticipated Problem At Fukushima Daiichi

February 18, 2020 Editor 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, daiichi, fukushima, masks, tyvek suits, workers

The type of tyvek suit workers use at Fukushima Daiichi is suddenly in short supply world wide. The same air

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TEPCO Delays Unit 1 Inspection Indefinitely

January 31, 2020 Editor 2 Comments containment inspection, fukushima, robots, unit 1

NHK is reporting that TEPCO will indefinitely delay the containment inspection work inside unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi. Concerns about

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Fukushima Unit 3 – New Unanswered Questions

January 30, 2020 Editor 4 Comments boron, daiichi, explosion, fukushima, hydrogen leaks, meltdown, Mox, plutonium, unit 3

The new inspections at Fukushima unit 3 by Japan’s nuclear regulator (NRA) has raised new questions and brought some old

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Fukushima Radioactive Sump Water Disappears

December 23, 2019December 19, 2019 Editor 1 Comment contaminated water leak, Fukushima Daiichi, leak, sump pit, unit 1 2, vent tower

Radioactive water in the sump pit at the base of the unit 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi escaped in

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Runaway Bus Causes Damage At Fukushima Daiichi

December 20, 2019December 18, 2019 Editor 0 Comments bus, damage, Fukushima Daiichi, unit 1, unit 2, vent tower

The bus used as a remote command center for the work to cut down the unit 1-2 vent tower took

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Fukushima Unit 1 New “Plan B” To Remove Spent Fuel

December 18, 2019December 15, 2019 Editor 1 Comment 2019, decommissioning, Fukushima Daiichi, plans, spent fuel pool, unit 1

TEPCO has added an additional option to their plans for the removal of spent fuel from unit 1 at Fukushima

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Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Damage Identified

December 16, 2019December 15, 2019 Editor 1 Comment 2019, damage, decommissioning, Fukushima Daiichi, removal, spent fuel, unit 3

TEPCO has identified twelve fuel assemblies with damaged lifting handles. Further damage can not be identified at this point as

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Fukushima Unit 6 Cooling Pump Fails

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, failure, Fukushima Daiichi, rhr, spent fuel pool, unit 6

An RHR (reactor heat removal) pump at Fukushima Daiichi unit 6 failed on  November 19th. The suppression chamber suction valve

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TEPCO Mangles Fuel Rod At Fukushima Daiichi

December 10, 2019 Editor 0 Comments damaged, fuel rod, Fukushima Daiichi, unit 6

An unused fuel rod from the unit 6 reactor was damaged in late November according to TEPCO’s most recent roadmap

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First Photos of Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Cap

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Editor 1 Comment 2019, cap, Containment, fukushima, inspection, unit 1

TEPCO released these photos as part of the end of the month report. This is the first look at the

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Fukushima Spent Fuel Update 10.2019

November 22, 2019November 21, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, cask storage, common pool, Fukushima Daiichi, spent fuel

Spent fuel at Fukushima Daiichi has made some slow progress as storage space is strained. 4.9% of the spent fuel

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Fukushima Unit 2 Has A Spent Fuel Removal Plan

November 20, 2019 Editor 0 Comments cask, fuel debris, fuel removal, Fukushima Daiichi, spent fuel, unit 2

TEPCO and the NDF have released documentation describing their plan to remove both the spent fuel and at least some

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Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection Update

November 18, 2019November 17, 2019 Editor 1 Comment Containment, daiichi, dust monitor, fukushima, inspeciton, unit 1

Plans to inspect inside the containment structure of unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi has again hit a series of delays.

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Fuel Removal Technology Given A Test Run At Fukushima Daiichi

November 5, 2019November 4, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, muscle robot, pump, turbine building, unit 3

The “muscle robot” technology developed to potentially remove fuel debris from reactors at Fukushima Daiichi is being given a test

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Fukushima Unit 1-2 Vent Tower Progress Update

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, removal, unit 1 2 vent tower, vent tower

The unit 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi is the most dangerous location on site outside of the reactor buildings.

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91 Bags Of Contaminated Fukushima Soil Washed Away In Typhoon

November 3, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, contaminated, fukushima, soil, typhoon hagibis, washed away

NHK is reporting that 90 bags of contaminated soil floated away in a river during Typhoon Hagibis. 25 of those

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SimplyInfo.org; Unit 1 Interim Report 2019

October 28, 2019October 31, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, Containment, daiichi, fukushima, inspections, reactor well, report, robot, unit 1

A number of new events tied to unit 1 have taken place. These lend new insight into the initial disaster

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Fukushima Nuclear Fuel Imaging Tool Created For Under $150

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 3d, Containment, Corium, daiichi, fuel debris, fukushima, imaging, nuclear fuel, robots, ROV

Researchers developed a 3D imaging system that could be used to located Fukushima’s melted nuclear fuel for under $150 using

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Fukushima Daiichi Typhoon Hagibis Damage Update 10.15.19

October 15, 2019 Editor 0 Comments contaminated soil, Fukushima Daiichi, hagibis, landslide, typhoon

New report of landslides at Fukushima Daiichi: TEPCO reports today that some minor landslides due to the recent typhoon were

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Another Nuclear Power Scandal In Japan

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Editor 1 Comment bribery, japan, kansai electric, KEPCO, nuclear, scandal

The recent gifts scandal at Kansai Electric shows details of a corporate culture on the take. These problems were well

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Fukushima Daiichi Water Infiltration From Typhoon

October 13, 2019 Editor 1 Comment daiichi, damage, fukushima, hagibis, typhoon

Typhoon Hagibis has mostly cleared from Fukushima Prefecture. TEPCO published a series of reports of water infiltration at the plant

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Extremely Strong Typhoon Headed For Fukushima Daiichi

October 12, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, Fukushima Daiichi, hagibis, japan, typhoon

An extremely strong typhoon is headed directly at Fukushima Daiichi. Typhoon Hagibis is currently making landfall near Tokyo and Chiba

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SimplyInfo.org; A Fukushima Update 10.10.19

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, daini, fukushima, restarts, tsunami wall, uranium, water

We round up recent news from Fukushima Daiichi and related events. TEPCO has continued to delay the completion of a

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No Justice; TEPCO Execs Found Not Guilty In Negligence Trial

September 19, 2019 Editor 0 Comments executives, fukushima, TEPCO, trial

NHK reports that all three TEPCO execs were found not guilty this morning in the conclusion of the years long

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Fukushima Unit 1 Reactor Well Inspection Results

September 4, 2019September 3, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, inspection, reactor, robot, robots, unit 1, well

The inspection of the unit 1 reactor well began in July, continuing into the end of August. A trio of

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TEPCO Uses New Laser Decontamination System At Fukushima Daiichi

September 3, 2019August 28, 2019 Editor 0 Comments bolt together, daiichi, decontamination, fukushima, laser, water tanks

TEPCO has deployed a laser decontamination system at Fukushima Daiichi. This new system is currently being used to decontaminate the

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Demolition Rig For Fukushima Vent Tower Has 3 Failures

September 1, 2019August 28, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, decommissioning, failure, fukushima, rig, vent tower

The remote cutting rig for dismantling the highly contaminated unit 1-2 vent tower has had three failures since it began

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Fukushima Daiichi Contract Workers Receive Medical Checks

August 30, 2019August 28, 2019 Editor 0 Comments contractors, daiichi, fukushima, health, workers

TEPCO is providing health checks on current and former contract workers at Fukushima Daiichi. The report appears to indicate this

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Fukushima Unit 5, New Tsunami Damage Evidence

August 28, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, damage, fukushima, generator, subdrain, tsunami, unit 5

TEPCO has published new information about units 5 and 6 at Fukushima Daiichi. Work has begun to repair and use

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Fukushima Unit 1; Site Of Significant New Work

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 Editor 1 Comment containment inspection, daiichi, fukushima, reactor well inspection, spent fuel pool, unit 1, vent tower

Fukushima Unit 1 has been the site of significant new work on multiple fronts. We outline the new events and

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Reactor Well Inspections Start At Fukushima Unit 1

July 19, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, fukushima, inspection, reactor well, refueling floor, robots, unit 1

TEPCO published preliminary photos July 18th showing the start of inspection work of the reactor well for unit 1. Two

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Workers Enter Fukushima Electrical Room In Socks, Get Contaminated

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 Editor 0 Comments contamination, Fukushima Daiichi, RO, unit 4, workers

This unusual event at Fukushima Daiichi took place in early June. Workers entered a 2nd floor electrical room in the

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Japan Govt. Erases Fukushima’s Victims

June 14, 2019June 11, 2019 Editor 0 Comments evacuees, fukushima, olympics, reconstruction

Optics are everything when you are trying to pretend a large scale disaster isn’t a large scale disaster. Asahi Shimbun

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How Work To Remove A Radioactive Tower At Fukushima Daiichi Went Wrong

June 12, 2019June 11, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, cutting, decommissioning, fukushima, removal, unit 1, unit 2, vent tower

Measure twice, cut once. Work to remove the highly contaminated units 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi took an unfortunate

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Fukushima Unit 2 Spent Fuel Removal Plan May Drastically Change

June 10, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, decommissioning, removal, spent fuel, unit 2

TEPCO previously announced their plan for removing spent fuel from unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This involved removing the roof

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The Fire Engines At Fukushima Daiichi

May 11, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fire engine, fresh water, fukushima, sea water, water injection

We have added a new page to our site. This new page contains the data and specifications for fire engines

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New Discovery At Fukushima Unit 3 Provides Clues To Meltdown Severity, Environmental Releases

May 3, 2019 Editor 0 Comments concrete, daiichi, ejected, explosion, fuel, fukushima, spent fuel pool, unit 3

TEPCO recently published a video of the work to remove spent fuel from the unit 3 fuel pool. In this

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SimplyInfo.org; New Clues To Melt Through At Unit 2

April 25, 2019 Editor 0 Comments Corium, criticality, fissioning, fuel debris, fukushima, recriticality, unit 2

As we work through refining what took place at Fukushima Daiichi, old data can have new meaning in light of

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TEPCO Confirms Our Theory On Fukushima Unit 2

April 16, 2019April 15, 2019 Editor 1 Comment Corium, decommissioning, fuel debris, fuel removal, fukushima, inspection, unit 2

Revelations documented by The Mainichi from a late March press conference by TEPCO confirm our theories on unit 2. We

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SimplyInfo.org Website Update

April 6, 2019 Editor 0 Comments

We have upgraded our website! This may cause some older links and bookmarks to no longer work. We are working

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