SimplyInfo.org: Fukushima Unit 1’s Shocking Containment Inspection
What was found in this most recent round of inspections inside unit 1 was worse than any of our worst-case
Read moreWhat was found in this most recent round of inspections inside unit 1 was worse than any of our worst-case
Read moreTEPCO announced that the next phase of containment inspections inside unit 1 will finally take place in early 2022. This
Read moreTEPCO announced that work to prepare unit 1 for a new containment inspection has been completed. This work has been
Read moreNHK is reporting that TEPCO will indefinitely delay the containment inspection work inside unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi. Concerns about
Read morePlans to inspect inside the containment structure of unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi has again hit a series of delays.
Read moreMuch anticipated inspection inside unit 1 containment.
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 published preliminary photos July 18th showing the start of inspection work of the reactor well for unit 1. Two
Read moreUnit 1 upcoming containment inspection
Read moreThe long planned, next phase of inspection work inside unit 1 has finally been unveiled to the public. The plan
Read moreTEPCO and the various entities tasked with dealing with the disaster clean up at Fukushima Daiichi have announced details of
Read moreTEPCO released a report with some new conclusions related to the earlier inspections of unit 1’s containment floor. The new
Read moreInvestigations of the unit 1 refueling floor area took place between November 2016 and February 2017. This area has been
Read moreTEPCO has completed a multiple day inspection of unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi. This new work used the PMORPH robot
Read moreA new inspection attempt of the unit 1 TIPS room has been completed between September and October of 2015. TEPCO
Read moreTEPCO has announced that they have completed all of the work they can do on the unit 1 containment robot
Read moreHitachi’s shape changing robot (at least one of them, they have more) is abandoned and dead inside the containment of
Read moreKyodo News is reporting the robot died inside unit 1’s containment during the inspection. It stopped functioning part way through
Read moreTEPCO reports that the work is underway and released three images of the robot being inserted into the containment structure.
Read moreAccording to a recently released handout from TEPCO and IRID the robot inspection of unit 1’s containment should commence around
Read moreAP is reporting that Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 will get the first of three anticipated containment inspections in early April
Read moreTwo robots, sponsored by IRID conducted an investigation of unit 1. The areas between the 2nd and 3rd floors have
Read moreWhat are they doing? TEPCO & Hitachi are apparently looking for damage to the vacuum breaker pipes that run in
Read moreTEPCO recently released videos and reports of their work in the unit 1 torus room. The work was split into
Read moreTEPCO sent a pair of robots in to inspect the personnel access hatch for unit 1 recently. Upon reviewing the
Read moreNew work done around February 21 to 22 has been posted by TEPCO and confirmed by workers. The newest work
Read moreTEPCO posted a section in a larger roadmap in Japanese about an investigation into the torus of unit 1 over
Read moreKyodo News is reporting TEPCO will do a series of inspections this week at unit 1 to look inside containment
Read moreWorkers did a brief inspection inside the containment of unit 1 earlier this week. We reported the initial findings yesterday.
Read moreTEPCO installed an inspection hole in containment penetration X-100B above the equipment hatch near the monorail. They took a brief
Read moreThe SimplyInfo team has been reviewing TEPCO’s latest effort to inspect unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi. Work was done by
Read moreJapan’s nuclear regulator, aka the NRA, conducted an unpublicized inspection of unit 1 in late November. This inspection appears to
Read moreNHK is reporting that the containment inspection for Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 will finally take place in January 2022. The
Read moreNew information was published by TEPCO updating details about the new containment water leaks caused by the February earthquake. At
Read moreThis is one section of our annual report, the full report can be found here. We will be posting a
Read moreTEPCO has added an additional option to their plans for the removal of spent fuel from unit 1 at Fukushima
Read moreTEPCO released these photos as part of the end of the month report. This is the first look at the
Read moreOngoing work to cut an access hole into Unit 1’s containment for the upcoming robot inspection.
Read moreA number of new events tied to unit 1 have taken place. These lend new insight into the initial disaster
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