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
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TEPCO’s Fantasy World
TEPCO released this unrealistic statement to the press today. The report was for their creditors. In this report TEPCO claims
Read moreNRA To Add Outside Experts At Fukushima As Disaster Spirals Further Out Of Control
NRA announced an increased role at Fukushima Daiichi. “The authority said that it will set up a group of geologists
Read moreTEPCO Proves Again, They Can’t Be Trusted To Operate A Nuclear Reactor
Workers at Fukushima Daiichi lost cooling to unit 6 for 2 hours today. They were performing a test for an
Read moreReactor Restarts & Why TEPCO Should Die To Spare Japan
TEPCO has started another PR effort. The current president of TEPCO met with local mayors near Kashiwazaki Kariwa, the nuclear
Read morefukuleaks.org/web Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; June 30, 2013
Contaminated 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 Thumbs Nose At Everyone
TEPCO has announce a total rejection of a plan by the government arbitration board to compensate victims from Iitate Village.
Read moreTEPCO Caught Unable To Do Radioactive Analysis Properly
This ads another big hit to TEPCO’s credibility or any notion they can handle the Fukushima disaster on their own.
Read moreFukushima & Nuclear News Roundup; May 29, 2013
TEPCO’s stock does a dive and Fukushima has far reaching impact on uranium industry worldwide. TEPCO’s stock shot up last
Read moreTEPCO’s New Meltdown In Tokyo
Last week TEPCO announced at a press conference that they would be unable to build the underground wall hoped to
Read moreNRA Sets Rules For Japan’s Nuclear Future
Japan’s NRA has begun the process to establish new rules (or guidelines) for reactor restarts. The rules are open for
Read moreTEPCO’s Image Rehab Game
The media jumped all over TEPCO’s latest excuse without a moment of investigation. TEPCO announced that the disaster happened because
Read moreFukushima News Roundup March 17, 2013
All the news you need to know for this week. TEPCO is considering spending more money at Kashiwazaki Kariwa on
Read moreFukushima Year 2; Part 2 Politics & Protest
This is part two of our three part series on the second year of the 3-11 disaster. In part two
Read moreNRA New Nuclear Safety Rules Challenge Power Companies
The NRA is closer to finalizing new nuclear safety rules in Japan. These new rules would be legally binding, not
Read moreTEPCO To Install Filtered Vents Next Week, US Power Co’s Refuse To
TEPCO announced they will begin installation of a filtered emergency vent system at the number seven unit at Kashiwazaki Kariwa
Read moreJapan; New Government, What Happens To Nuclear Policy?
The new LDP government has declared their intent to back track the government plan to phase out nuclear power. The
Read moreJapan’s Nuclear Exit; Nuclear Farce Or Who Is Behind The Resistance To Change
Japan’s DPJ has announced that they intend to phase out the use of nuclear power by 2030. While the campaign
Read moreJapan’s Establishment Grasping At Straws To Keep Nuclear Status Quo
Two Japanese politician made claims predicting greater doom and gloom if Japan ends nuclear power. Japan’s defense chief claimed nuclear
Read moreJapan Nuclear News Roundup July 16, 2012
News Roundup for July 16, 2012 (artwork to the left by Misato Yugi) Nuclear Industry Updates & Failures The area
Read moreTEPCO Profits 546 Billion Yen For Restarting KK Nuclear Plant
BusinessWeek mentions this in a larger article about the recent TEPCO shareholders meeting. Shareholders approved TEPCO’s nationalization and also the
Read moreThen There Were 4, Soon To Be 3
TEPCO shut down a reactor at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant. This leaves 4 nuclear reactors operating in Japan. On
Read moreNRC Meeting On North Anna – Text of Live Blogging The Meeting
Below is the liveblogging log of the NRC North Anna nuclear plant meeting today. Complete with misspelling and fumble fingered
Read moreA Response To The Recent NRC Letter Regarding Fukushima
The original NRC letter here Thank you for your letter addressing public fears about the safety of nuclear power plants
Read moreJapan’s Nuclear Energy Model Falls Apart
In a series of recent articles justification for Japan’s reactor restarts were given. When all of these concepts are taken
Read moreTEPCO Asks LDP For More Cash & Reactor Restarts, NRA Says Not So Fast
The LDP hasn’t even installed the new Prime Minister yet and the head of TEPCO is asking them for more
Read moreJapan’s Nuclear Emergency Zone Study Shows Worldwide Deficiencies
Japan’s new nuclear agency released a series of radiation release and plume path models. These are based on a 30km
Read moreNews Archive
News articles newer than 2013 can be found in our Dropbox archive. If you need downloadable copies of any of
Read moreMain Daiichi Disaster Timeline
This is under construction. This will eventually be the complete timeline of all known events at the plant during the
Read moreTEPCO Emergency Video Release, Translations & Analysis
Below are our notes & comments on the information coming out of the minor release of video from TEPCO. The
Read moreReactor Restarts Come Down To Money
The local assembly of Oi town has voted to approve the restart of the Oi reactors. The assembly cited economic
Read moreOfficials – Piping At Fukushima Unit 5 Has Insufficient Quake Resistance
Officials have admitted that unit 5 at Fukushima has pipe and support systems that did not meet 2006 anti-quake standards.
Read moreThe Ongoing Impact On People From The Zone And Beyond
Chris Williams reported over the 2012 holidays how life has changed for those still in the Fukushima region. Dosimeters and
Read moreSeismic Activity & Reactor Safety: Lessons From Japan
This post was authored and provided by Peter Melzer, it originally appeared on his blog. Seismic Activity & Reactor Safety:
Read moreInvestigation Finds 7 Cases Of NISA & Power Companies Faked Nuclear Support
An independent investigation of power companies and the regulatory agency NISA found a total of 7 situations where nuclear support
Read moreMOX Shipments To Japan
MOX 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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