Unit 1 Containment Scope New Images & Video
TEPCO has released more information about the ongoing inspection of unit 1 this week. Water was found inside at about
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SimplyInfo.org Annual Report; Unit 2
This is one section of our annual report, the full report can be found here. We will be posting a
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Reactor Well Inspections Start At Fukushima Unit 1
TEPCO published preliminary photos July 18th showing the start of inspection work of the reactor well for unit 1. Two
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The Plans For Fukushima Fuel Removal 2018
TEPCO and the associated research & decommissioning authorities recently published a new report outlining the effort to collect the remains
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Fukushima Unit 2 To Be Scope Inspected In January
TEPCO and IRID announced that a new inspection scope has been developed to look into the unit 2 containment pedestal
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Experts Tell All On Fukushima Unit 1
The Nuclear Decommissioning Facilitation Corp (NDF) held their annual meeting recently. Presentations by various experts and those involved with the
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Fuel Residue Found In Fukushima Unit 3
TEPCO has announced that they have found what they believe is fuel residues inside the pedestal area of unit 3.
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Fukushima Unit 1 Refueling Floor Inspection Results
Investigations of the unit 1 refueling floor area took place between November 2016 and February 2017. This area has been
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Scorpion Dies In Fukushima Unit 2, Sends Back Data
While the press reported Scorpion’s mission as a failure, it did provide useful data before being abandoned. The robot appears
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Scorpion Enters Fukushima Unit 2
The Scorpion robot entered Fukushima unit 2 containment today and sent back a set of images. TEPCO’s reporting was scant
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Scorpion Robot To Make Suicide Mission Inside Fukushima Unit 2
Asahi Shimbun has announced that the Scorpion robot (aka: Sasori) will attempt to enter unit 2’s containment structure by the
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Fukushima Unit 2 New Radiation Readings From TEPCO
TEPCO has provided more information on the exact location and nature of these radiation readings provided to the press late
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What The New Fukushima Unit 2 Inspection May Indicate
TEPCO released photos and video of the preliminary scope work inside unit 2’s containment. The first set looked at the
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Starts Jan 18th
TEPCO relayed verbally in the Monday press conference that the initial phase of the inspection of unit 2 containment will
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection, What You Need To Know
IRID released a report late in December, 2016 that outlines in great detail, the technical tasks involved in the upcoming
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Fukushima Unit 3 New Hatch Investigation
TEPCO sent the small 3D printed robot equipped with a smart phone into inspect the unit 3 containment hatch a
Read moreSimplyInfo.org; Fukushima News For A Monday (April 27, 2015)
A couple of stories came out over the last week or so that were worth mentioning. Toshiba showed off their
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Second Fukushima Unit 1 Robot Investigation Complete
TEPCO/IRID released a very small selection of video clips from the second investigation that took place over two days along
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Report On Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection 2015
Hitachi’s shape changing robot (at least one of them, they have more) is abandoned and dead inside the containment of
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Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection Conducted
TEPCO reports that the work is underway and released three images of the robot being inserted into the containment structure.
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 Containment Inspection Starts April 10th
According to a recently released handout from TEPCO and IRID the robot inspection of unit 1’s containment should commence around
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Extended Report 2015
SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Report 2015 By The SimplyInfo Research Team Dean Wilkie – Author Edano San MD –
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Fukushima Daiichi Updates From IRID Part 1
IRID released a number of progress updates in recent weeks. In this part we cover what is new information about efforts to
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Fukushima Unit 3 Leak Found, Unit 1 Loses Containment Pressure Monitoring
Two significant admissions were made by TEPCO at the end of the week. Unit 3 Scope work into the unit
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New Fukushima Containment Investigation Plan Confirmed
Details of the new upcoming effort to investigate the containment structures of the melted reactors at Fukushima Daiichi have been
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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report Unit 2
These events and new information were found on unit 2 within the last year. TEPCO announced in July that they
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More On Fukushima Unit 3, TEPCO Fails To Explain Levels
TEPCO released two new handouts on the leak at unit 3. This gives some additional insight but still fails to
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New Analysis Shows Unit 1 Meltdown More Severe Than Admitted
“Computer simulations show the melted fuel in Unit 1, whose core damage was the most extensive, has breached the bottom
Read moreTEPCO Withholds Radiation Data For Unit 2
7 days ago TEPCO took radiation readings along with temperature readings inside unit 2. This was part of an effort
Read moreAmazing New Images Inside Unit 2 Containment
TEPCO finally released the video of the pedestal inspection of unit 2. This showed more than the initial images given
Read moreNew TEPCO Admission On Damage To Reactors; July 29, 2013
TEPCO buried new admissions about the reactor units and their damage in a couple of obscure reports. New unit 1
Read moreFukushima Year 2; Part 1
Our review of the second year’s events surrounding the 3-11 disaster is broken into three parts. The first part covers
Read moreTEPCO Announces Plan To Look At Reactor Vessel In Unit 2
TEPCO announced a plan that should enable them to look inside unit 2 and inspect the reactor vessel directly. TEPCO
Read moreFukushima 2012; Year In Review
2012 brought considerable progress in attempts to understand the disaster at Daiichi. We saw the first grainy peek into unit
Read moreNew Large Debris Found Inside Unit 1 Containment
Videos released by TEPCO yesterday included a scope investigation underwater. The water itself was surprisingly clear with a small layer
Read moreUnit 1, Where The Melted Fuel Is
Update: The source for unit 1 torus radiation had an incorrect link. The correct link has been added to the
Read moreAdditional Analysis Of Unit 1 Containment Inspection
Workers did a brief inspection inside the containment of unit 1 earlier this week. We reported the initial findings yesterday.
Read moreUnit 1 Torus Inspection: Analysis & New Additional Images
The SimplyInfo team has been reviewing TEPCO’s latest effort to inspect unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi. Work was done by
Read moreUnit 3 Containment Shield Plug Leaking, Possibly Moved
TEPCO investigated the large concrete shield plug in the north east corner of the 1st floor. The plug is partially
Read moreOur Unit 2 Rough Estimation Of Radiation Levels In Containment
These estimations are very rough calculations. They give an idea about how high the radiation in the pedestal below the
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