Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection Prep Work Completed
TEPCO announced that work to prepare unit 1 for a new containment inspection has been completed. This work has been
Read moreTEPCO announced that work to prepare unit 1 for a new containment inspection has been completed. This work has been
Read moreTEPCO released these photos as part of the end of the month report. This is the first look at the
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 moreOngoing work to cut an access hole into Unit 1’s containment for the upcoming robot inspection.
Read moreWork to cut a hole in personnel door into containment resumes.
Read moreUnit 1 upcoming containment inspection
Read moreTEPCO released a report with some new conclusions related to the earlier inspections of unit 1’s containment floor. The new
Read moreTEPCO is reporting that the second robot has been put into containment and made 6 of the 11 data stops
Read moreHitachi’s shape changing robot (at least one of them, they have more) is abandoned and dead inside the containment of
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 moreVideos released by TEPCO yesterday included a scope investigation underwater. The water itself was surprisingly clear with a small layer
Read moreTEPCO has released more information about the ongoing inspection of unit 1 this week. Water was found inside at about
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 moreWhat was found in this most recent round of inspections inside unit 1 was worse than any of our worst-case
Read moreNew information was published by TEPCO updating details about the new containment water leaks caused by the February earthquake. At
Read moreTEPCO relayed verbally in the Monday press conference that the initial phase of the inspection of unit 2 containment will
Read moreAsahi Shimbun is reporting that TEPCO has announced they would begin the robotic containment inspection of unit 2’s containment in
Read moreKyodo News is reporting the robot died inside unit 1’s containment during the inspection. It stopped functioning part way through
Read moreTEPCO and IRID recently published details on the first efforts to probe the unit 3 reactor at Fukushima Daiichi. In
Read moreThe head of IRID made this interesting admission during the fall meeting of Atomic Energy Society of Japan last week.
Read moreTwo significant admissions were made by TEPCO at the end of the week. Unit 3 Scope work into the unit
Read moreA series of recent inspections inside unit 1 has confirmed the extent of the damage to unit 1 and the
Read moreNew admissions featured in an Asahi Shimbun article highlight the extent of the problem discovered on the pedestal inspections of
Read moreTEPCO plans to do more internal inspections in Unit 3 containment around 2024. This article would not be
Read moreJapan’s nuclear regulator, aka the NRA, conducted an unpublicized inspection of unit 1 in late November. This inspection appears to
Read moreTEPCO announced that the next phase of containment inspections inside unit 1 will finally take place in early 2022. This
Read moreNHK is reporting that the containment inspection for Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 will finally take place in January 2022. The
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Read moreTEPCO has completed work to address the leakage of contaminated reactor water into the main building for unit 3. Raised
Read moreWhile preparing for an inspection inside unit 2’s reactor well, workers found new damage. The reactor cavity differential pressure adjustment
Read moreInspections and response efforts from the February 2021 earthquake were still underway when another earthquake hit on March 20th. Due
Read moreNew problems have been found related to the containment damage at unit 3 caused by the February 2021 earthquake. TEPCO
Read moreMore problems from the recent earthquake in Fukushima Prefecture are being found. Water leaks were discovered at units 1 and
Read moreA report published by TEPCO today shows new containment damage suffered by units 1 and 3 at Fukushima Daiichi as
Read moreFukushima unit 3 will have contaminated water removed from the suppression chamber to help improve the earthquake resistance of the
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