Onagawa Nuclear Plant Given Restart Permission
The Onagawa nuclear plant north of Fukushima Daiichi has been given permission to restart by Japan’s nuclear regulator. The plant’s
Read moreThe Onagawa nuclear plant north of Fukushima Daiichi has been given permission to restart by Japan’s nuclear regulator. The plant’s
Read moreThe type of tyvek suit workers use at Fukushima Daiichi is suddenly in short supply world wide. The same air
Read moreNHK is reporting that TEPCO will indefinitely delay the containment inspection work inside unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi. Concerns about
Read moreThe new inspections at Fukushima unit 3 by Japan’s nuclear regulator (NRA) has raised new questions and brought some old
Read moreRadioactive water in the sump pit at the base of the unit 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi escaped in
Read moreThe bus used as a remote command center for the work to cut down the unit 1-2 vent tower took
Read moreTEPCO has added an additional option to their plans for the removal of spent fuel from unit 1 at Fukushima
Read moreTEPCO has identified twelve fuel assemblies with damaged lifting handles. Further damage can not be identified at this point as
Read moreAn RHR (reactor heat removal) pump at Fukushima Daiichi unit 6 failed on November 19th. The suppression chamber suction valve
Read moreAn unused fuel rod from the unit 6 reactor was damaged in late November according to TEPCO’s most recent roadmap
Read moreTEPCO released these photos as part of the end of the month report. This is the first look at the
Read moreSpent fuel at Fukushima Daiichi has made some slow progress as storage space is strained. 4.9% of the spent fuel
Read moreTEPCO and the NDF have released documentation describing their plan to remove both the spent fuel and at least some
Read morePlans to inspect inside the containment structure of unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi has again hit a series of delays.
Read moreThe “muscle robot” technology developed to potentially remove fuel debris from reactors at Fukushima Daiichi is being given a test
Read moreThe unit 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi is the most dangerous location on site outside of the reactor buildings.
Read moreNHK is reporting that 90 bags of contaminated soil floated away in a river during Typhoon Hagibis. 25 of those
Read moreA number of new events tied to unit 1 have taken place. These lend new insight into the initial disaster
Read moreResearchers developed a 3D imaging system that could be used to located Fukushima’s melted nuclear fuel for under $150 using
Read moreNew report of landslides at Fukushima Daiichi: TEPCO reports today that some minor landslides due to the recent typhoon were
Read moreThe recent gifts scandal at Kansai Electric shows details of a corporate culture on the take. These problems were well
Read moreTyphoon Hagibis has mostly cleared from Fukushima Prefecture. TEPCO published a series of reports of water infiltration at the plant
Read moreAn extremely strong typhoon is headed directly at Fukushima Daiichi. Typhoon Hagibis is currently making landfall near Tokyo and Chiba
Read moreWe round up recent news from Fukushima Daiichi and related events. TEPCO has continued to delay the completion of a
Read moreNHK reports that all three TEPCO execs were found not guilty this morning in the conclusion of the years long
Read moreDiplomatic relations between the two countries have been problematic in recent years. Fights over WWII human rights abuses, trade disputes
Read moreThe inspection of the unit 1 reactor well began in July, continuing into the end of August. A trio of
Read moreThe first inspection of the unit 1 spent fuel pool has been conducted. Workers found visibility of about 7 meters
Read moreTEPCO has deployed a laser decontamination system at Fukushima Daiichi. This new system is currently being used to decontaminate the
Read moreThe remote cutting rig for dismantling the highly contaminated unit 1-2 vent tower has had three failures since it began
Read moreTEPCO is providing health checks on current and former contract workers at Fukushima Daiichi. The report appears to indicate this
Read moreTEPCO has published new information about units 5 and 6 at Fukushima Daiichi. Work has begun to repair and use
Read moreFukushima Unit 1 has been the site of significant new work on multiple fronts. We outline the new events and
Read moreTEPCO published preliminary photos July 18th showing the start of inspection work of the reactor well for unit 1. Two
Read moreTEPCO has confirmed new details about the existence of fuel microparticles at the three reactors that suffered meltdowns. Deeper detail
Read moreThis unusual event at Fukushima Daiichi took place in early June. Workers entered a 2nd floor electrical room in the
Read moreOptics are everything when you are trying to pretend a large scale disaster isn’t a large scale disaster. Asahi Shimbun
Read moreMeasure twice, cut once. Work to remove the highly contaminated units 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi took an unfortunate
Read moreTEPCO previously announced their plan for removing spent fuel from unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This involved removing the roof
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