TEPCO’s Pre-Disaster Past Shows Nothing Has Changed
As TEPCO will begin removing spent fuel from unit 4 very soon, some have questioned the oversight and credibility of
Read moreAs TEPCO will begin removing spent fuel from unit 4 very soon, some have questioned the oversight and credibility of
Read moreTEPCO released this unrealistic statement to the press today. The report was for their creditors. In this report TEPCO claims
Read moreNRA announced an increased role at Fukushima Daiichi. “The authority said that it will set up a group of geologists
Read moreWorkers at Fukushima Daiichi lost cooling to unit 6 for 2 hours today. They were performing a test for an
Read moreTEPCO has started another PR effort. The current president of TEPCO met with local mayors near Kashiwazaki Kariwa, the nuclear
Read moreContaminated groundwater found 6m from the sea at Fukushima Daiichi. TEPCO still insists the plant isn’t leaking into the sea. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/30/national/toxic-groundwater-found-in-fukushima-no-1-well-just-6-meters-from-pacific/#.UdBR3zuLZu5
Read moreTEPCO has announce a total rejection of a plan by the government arbitration board to compensate victims from Iitate Village.
Read moreThis ads another big hit to TEPCO’s credibility or any notion they can handle the Fukushima disaster on their own.
Read moreTEPCO’s stock does a dive and Fukushima has far reaching impact on uranium industry worldwide. TEPCO’s stock shot up last
Read moreLast week TEPCO announced at a press conference that they would be unable to build the underground wall hoped to
Read moreJapan’s NRA has begun the process to establish new rules (or guidelines) for reactor restarts. The rules are open for
Read moreThe media jumped all over TEPCO’s latest excuse without a moment of investigation. TEPCO announced that the disaster happened because
Read moreAll the news you need to know for this week. TEPCO is considering spending more money at Kashiwazaki Kariwa on
Read moreThis is part two of our three part series on the second year of the 3-11 disaster. In part two
Read moreThe NRA is closer to finalizing new nuclear safety rules in Japan. These new rules would be legally binding, not
Read moreTEPCO announced they will begin installation of a filtered emergency vent system at the number seven unit at Kashiwazaki Kariwa
Read moreThe new LDP government has declared their intent to back track the government plan to phase out nuclear power. The
Read moreJapan’s DPJ has announced that they intend to phase out the use of nuclear power by 2030. While the campaign
Read moreTwo Japanese politician made claims predicting greater doom and gloom if Japan ends nuclear power. Japan’s defense chief claimed nuclear
Read moreNews Roundup for July 16, 2012 (artwork to the left by Misato Yugi) Nuclear Industry Updates & Failures The area
Read moreBusinessWeek mentions this in a larger article about the recent TEPCO shareholders meeting. Shareholders approved TEPCO’s nationalization and also the
Read moreTEPCO shut down a reactor at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant. This leaves 4 nuclear reactors operating in Japan. On
Read moreBelow is the liveblogging log of the NRC North Anna nuclear plant meeting today. Complete with misspelling and fumble fingered
Read moreThe original NRC letter here Thank you for your letter addressing public fears about the safety of nuclear power plants
Read moreIn a series of recent articles justification for Japan’s reactor restarts were given. When all of these concepts are taken
Read moreThe LDP hasn’t even installed the new Prime Minister yet and the head of TEPCO is asking them for more
Read moreJapan’s new nuclear agency released a series of radiation release and plume path models. These are based on a 30km
Read moreNews articles newer than 2013 can be found in our Dropbox archive. If you need downloadable copies of any of
Read moreThis is under construction. This will eventually be the complete timeline of all known events at the plant during the
Read moreBelow are our notes & comments on the information coming out of the minor release of video from TEPCO. The
Read moreThe local assembly of Oi town has voted to approve the restart of the Oi reactors. The assembly cited economic
Read moreOfficials have admitted that unit 5 at Fukushima has pipe and support systems that did not meet 2006 anti-quake standards.
Read moreChris Williams reported over the 2012 holidays how life has changed for those still in the Fukushima region. Dosimeters and
Read moreThis post was authored and provided by Peter Melzer, it originally appeared on his blog. Seismic Activity & Reactor Safety:
Read moreAn independent investigation of power companies and the regulatory agency NISA found a total of 7 situations where nuclear support
Read moreMOX shipments to Japan as of 6.8.2011 Questions arose about the total MOX inventory at Fukushima. With that concern we
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