TEPCO Uses New Laser Decontamination System At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has deployed a laser decontamination system at Fukushima Daiichi. This new system is currently being used to decontaminate the
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Public To Shoulder Fukushima Decontamination Costs While Waste Piles Up
As of early December 2016 there were more than 9 million radioactive waste bags piled up in Fukushima prefecture alone.
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Fukushima Decontamination Company Employees Arrested For Murder
A decontamination worker went missing in the fall of 2015. A recent tip given to police implicated six workers for
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2nd ALPS Decontamination System Installed At Fukushima Daiichi
A second ALPS decontamination system is being installed at Fukushima Daiichi and will begin test operations in early September. NRA
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TEPCO Claims ALPS Decontamination System To Be Operational By End Of Year
TEPCO hopes to have two new installations of ALPS completed in September and October of this year. The company is
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TEPCO Begins Decontamination Of Unit 3 First Floor
TEPCO has begun the further decontamination of the first floor of unit 3. Robots Meister and Sora are doing the
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Fukushima Town Demands Decontamination To Pre-Disaster Levels
This may be a first. The town of Naraha has demanded the central government decontaminate the town to what would be
Read moreJapan Govt. Secretly Backtracks On Decontamination Efforts
While the Abe government has announce they will accelerate decontamination efforts Asahi Shimbun has found out that the opposite is
Read moreTo The Surprise Of Absolutely No One, Yakuza Involved In Decontamination Work
Asahi Shimbun reports on the prolific problems of the Yakuza in the layers of contractors used to conduct decontamination work
Read moreCompany Involved In Decontamination Scandal Built Daiichi Pit Tanks
The company that built the now leaking pit tanks at Fukushima Daiichi was also involved in the recent scandal involving
Read moreJapan Environment Minister Cuts Short Press Conference On Decontamination Fiasco
Video on the Asahi Shimbun website shows the minister, Nobuaki Ishihara making a brief statement and rushing away from the podium
Read moreDecontamination Official Rejected Technology As “Foreigners Might Scare The Locals”
The New York Times discusses more on the decontamination problems in Japan. They point out how many local and foreign
Read moreCorrupt Decontamination Part 2
Asahi Shimbun has published a second article on the illegal decontamination practices going on in Fukushima. The follow up focuses
Read moreFukushima Decontamination Misconduct Puts Entire Program In Question
Asahi Shimbun has revealed a widespread series of problems with the decontamination program in Fukushima. The Environment Ministry hired groups
Read moreTEPCO’s New Decontamination System Delayed By Tank Failures
TEPCO has announced a delay in the start up of the new decontamination system at Fukushima Daiichi. The system was
Read moreFukushima Decontamination May Be Paid For By People Of Japan
The current plan as expressed by minister Edano. Decontamination will be billed to TEPCO, TEPCO asks for money from the
Read moreOfficials Now Considering Evacuation Over Decontamination
Policy in Japan has made a rather abrupt turn to the admission that permanent evacuation for many in Fukushima may
Read moreDecontamination Proving Futile
Decontamination work goes on, even in the winter. Decontamination workers and officials are admitting that places that have been decontaminated
Read moreDecontamination Costs Exceed Estimates
The cost of decontaminating impacted areas is far exceeding estimates. The initial estimate to decontaminate a small home is 700,000
Read moreDecontamination Follies
JAEA invited the media to watch their decontamination efforts at Okuma, 4km from Fukushima Daiichi. The crew pictured is “decontaminating”
Read moreDecontamination Strategy In Doubt
Many experts have expressed doubt about the decontamination strategy in Japan. This involves power spraying roofs and similar structures, removing
Read more$13,000 To Wash Your Roof, Decontamination Scams Abound In Fukushima
Anyone with a power washer and a lack of morals seems to be setting up shop around Fukushima prefecture to
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SimplyInfo.org; Ukraine War Nuclear Crisis Updates
Today’s updates from Ukraine Kharkiv Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology Linear Accelerator nuclear facility was hit by Russian
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SimplyInfo.org; Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Spent Fuel Removal Progress
TEPCO has been progressing with the preparation work for the eventual removal of the spent fuel from unit 2 at
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Fukushima Daiichi Waste Building Progress
The waste building at Fukushima Daiichi, also known as the “process main building” was implemented to hold highly contaminated water
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Fukushima Daini Begins Decommissioning
TEPCO announced that decommissioning work began on Fukushima Daini on June 23, 2021. Work will begin in earnest on July
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The Fukushima Disaster Recovery That Wasn’t
Since the initial evacuations, the Japanese government has been telling people they will go home very soon. The disaster is
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SimplyInfo.org Coronavirus Live Blog 6.6.2020
This is an ongoing update of headlines and information related to the coronavirus outbreak. As news volume for the issue
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SimplyInfo.org Coronavirus Live Blog 4.13.2020
This is an ongoing update of headlines and information related to the coronavirus outbreak. Newest information at the top. If
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SimplyInfo.org Coronavirus Live Blog 4.7.2020
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SimplyInfo.org; Annual Report – Reactor Technical Developments
This is one section of our annual report, the full report can be found here. We will be posting a
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SimplyInfo.org: Coronavirus Ongoing Updates
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TEPCO Mangles Fuel Rod At Fukushima Daiichi
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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Fukushima Unit 2 Spent Fuel Removal Plan May Drastically Change
TEPCO previously announced their plan for removing spent fuel from unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This involved removing the roof
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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 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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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Update; September 25, 2017
A number of individual events have taken place recently. We review them here. Communities rebuilding after the 3-11 earthquake have
Read moreA Fukushima Update June 2017
Significant new information has been slow in coming. We expect the muon scan results for unit 3 at any moment
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Forest Fires In Fukushima Pose New Risk
Forest fires in Namie, Fukushima within the areas of highest contamination dubbed the “difficult to return zone” have burned since
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Fukushima Evacuees Future Laid Bare
Japan’s government has used 2017 as the year they pretend the Fukushima disaster is over. Compensation and housing programs are
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