SimplyInfo.org 2019 Annual Report On The Fukushima Disaster
SimplyInfo.org’s 2019 report on the Fukushima Disaster is now available. Our comprehensive report covers the technical, health, ecological and social
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The latest additions to this site. For a daily digest of relevant news stories, check the Fukushima FAQ link in the Blogroll on the sidebar.
SimplyInfo.org On Nuclear Hotseat Talking About Fukushima!
Communications Director, Nancy Foust is on this week’s Nuclear Hotseat with Libbe HaLevy talking about the 8th anniversary of the
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Fukushima Unit 2 Fuel Debris Inspection Results
TEPCO completed another inspection inside unit 2 containment this week. The newest work involved attempting to move and grasp pieces
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Fukushima Farmers Struggle, TEPCO Execs Could Get 5 Years in Prison
Prosecutors have asked for 5 year prison sentences for the TEPCO executives on trial for criminal negligence. The three executives
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Hydrogen Sulfide Found In Fukushima Contaminated Water Tanks
Mako Oshidori reported from a recent TEPCO press conference that the company has admitted to finding hydrogen sulfide in some
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Chiba Mayors Request Radioactive Waste Storage 8th Time
Mayors from five cities in Chiba prefecture requested for an 8th time that the central government deal with high level
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TEPCO To Poke Fukushima Unit 2 Fuel With A Stick
TEPCO announced at a meeting with Japan’s NRA that they will conduct a new investigation inside unit 2 around February
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Fukushima Food Fight Continues
Concerns and disputes over the safety of food from Fukushima and other nearby prefectures subject to fallout from the nuclear
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TEPCO To Test Halt Of Water Injection At Fukushima Daiichi
Since the initial disaster TEPCO has been injecting water into the damaged reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. Questions around the long
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Proves Partially Effective
TEPCO has reported on the frozen wall nine months after Japan’s nuclear regulator expressed skepticism about the wall’s effectiveness. Japan’s
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TEPCO Releases Fukushima Waste Stream Data
TEPCO released a report in July on various waste streams at Fukushima Daiichi. This rather dry sounding report contains some
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TEPCO Execs Complete Negligence Trial Testimony
Earlier this month ex-TEPCO VP Sakae Muto testified in the criminal negligence trial where he and two other TEPCO execs face
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TEPCO Trial Turns Into War Of Words
The negligence trial of TEPCO executives continues on. In recent weeks the executives take the stand to give testimony. This
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Fukushima Daiichi Debris Samples Reveal Dangerous Link
A detailed TEPCO document from July 2018 gives some important new insight into the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi and the
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TEPCO Admits Treated Water Not Safe To Dump
The Associated Press reported from a TEPCO press conference held late last week that treated water TEPCO has been trying
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SimplyInfo.org Report: Fukushima Microparticles, An Unrecognized Threat
In the years since the initial disaster there have been disparities between the official radiation exposure estimates and the subsequent
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TEPCO Admits Almost 200 Billion Bq In Undeclared Water Contamination
Kyodo News wrote about a new admission at Fukushima Daiichi. The ALPS water decontamination systems are not removing almost all
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Fukushima Unit 2 Refueling Floor Inspection Results
We reported in late July that TEPCO would take additional readings inside unit 2’s refueling floor level. Those readings have now
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Fukushima Unit 2 Refueling Floor Work Progresses, Poses Risks
Work has begun on the unit 2 refueling floor at Fukushima Daiichi. Previously, TEPCO installed a controlled building on the
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Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Removal To Start Fall Of 2018
TEPCO has installed the fuel removal cover building on unit 3, but not without some glitches. An inverter that controls
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TEPCO Has A Plan For Some Of The More Dangerous Work At Daiichi
One of the most dangerous places at Fukushima Daiichi may undergo work to reduce the ongoing risk. Soon after the
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Fukushima Spent Fuel Has Nowhere To Go
TEPCO’s most recent update on the decommissioning work at Fukushima Daiichi included an update on the movement and storage of
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Fukushima Fuel Debris Research Update
TEPCO released a periodic update on the research towards removing the fuel debris from the reactors. The report contained some
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The Fukushima High Radiation Motor Speedway?
A Japanese NGO posted these photos to social media showing signs installed on the newly opened highway 114 near Fukushima
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NHK Drops Bombshell On Fukushima Disaster In New Documentary
NHK’s new documentary, Meltdown: Cooling Water Crisis provides new insight into a series of less known events in the Fukushima disaster.
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SimplyInfo.org: Unit 2 Fuel Debris Report
New information has been released by TEPCO on unit 2’s missing fuel. This provides significant new clues to the meltdown
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Fukushima Unit 2 Wall Removal Begins
Work has begun to remove a section of wall from the unit 2 reactor building. This is the same area
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Strange Iodine 131 Findings In Fukushima Prefecture
Where: Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture When: January 2017 to February 2018 This was brought to our attention that some unusual
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Experiences New Problems
Certain sections of the frozen wall have been degrading since January. The two end sections and certain portions of the
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TEPCO Admitted Tsunami Risk To Govt. 4 Days Before Disaster
A TEPCO official admitted as part of his testimony in the criminal negligence trial of TEPCO execs that they did
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TEPCO Cancelled Tsunami Wall At Fukushima Daiichi
Testimony in the ongoing criminal negligence trial of TEPCO executives revealed that efforts to build a tsunami wall at Fukushima
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The Plans For Fukushima Fuel Removal 2018
TEPCO and the associated research & decommissioning authorities recently published a new report outlining the effort to collect the remains
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TEPCO Adds Low Tech Water Injection to Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pool
TEPCO published a handout covering the recent worker training for a rather low tech system to refill unit 3’s spent
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Researchers Claim To Have Drone Capable Of Fukushima Containment Flight
The Southwest Research Insititute (SwRI) and University of Pennsylvania’s robotics lab claim they have a drone capable of operating inside
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima 7th Anniversary Report
Our annual report on the Fukushima disaster is now available. Read it here via the embedded reader (below) or read
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SimplyInfo.org Analysis Of Fukushima Unit 2 Pedestal Inspection 2018
Our research team has reviewed the limited information provided by after the most recent inspection of unit 2. While the
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TEPCO Withholds Critical New Fukushima Meltdown Data From Public
Last week another inspection was conducted inside unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This new work looked inside the reactor pedestal
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Fukushima Unit 2 Inspection Happens Friday
The scope inspection of unit 2 will take place Friday. TEPCO is planning one day for this work. The scope
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Fukushima Unit 2 To Be Scope Inspected In January
TEPCO and IRID announced that a new inspection scope has been developed to look into the unit 2 containment pedestal
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The Surprise Found Inside Fukushima Unit 3
TEPCO released additional information related to the pedestal area inspection inside unit 3. Among this new data was some unexpected
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