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Pressure Drop at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1

February 21, 2021 Editor 0 Comments 2021, Containment, damage, earthquake, Fukushima Daiichi, japan, Pressure, unit 1, water

More problems from the recent earthquake in Fukushima Prefecture are being found. Water leaks were discovered at units 1 and

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Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Suffer Containment Damage In Quake

February 19, 2021 Editor 0 Comments 2021, Containment, damage, earthquake, Fukushima Daiichi, Genpatsu, japan, unit 1, unit 3

A report published by TEPCO today shows new containment damage suffered by units 1 and 3 at Fukushima Daiichi as

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Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection Prep Work Completed

April 15, 2020May 28, 2020 Editor 0 Comments Containment, daiichi, fukushima, inspection, pcv, unit 1

TEPCO announced that work to prepare unit 1 for a new containment inspection has been completed. This work has been

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Unit 1 Containment Inspection

Much anticipated inspection inside unit 1 containment.

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First Photos of Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Cap

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Editor 1 Comment 2019, cap, Containment, fukushima, inspection, unit 1

TEPCO released these photos as part of the end of the month report. This is the first look at the

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Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection Update

November 18, 2019November 17, 2019 Editor 1 Comment Containment, daiichi, dust monitor, fukushima, inspeciton, unit 1

Plans to inspect inside the containment structure of unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi has again hit a series of delays.

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Unit 1 Containment Cutting

Ongoing work to cut an access hole into Unit 1’s containment for the upcoming robot inspection.

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Unit 1 Containment Cutting Resumes

Work to cut a hole in personnel door into containment resumes.

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SimplyInfo.org; Unit 1 Interim Report 2019

October 28, 2019October 31, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, Containment, daiichi, fukushima, inspections, reactor well, report, robot, unit 1

A number of new events tied to unit 1 have taken place. These lend new insight into the initial disaster

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Fukushima Nuclear Fuel Imaging Tool Created For Under $150

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 3d, Containment, Corium, daiichi, fuel debris, fukushima, imaging, nuclear fuel, robots, ROV

Researchers developed a 3D imaging system that could be used to located Fukushima’s melted nuclear fuel for under $150 using

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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Containment Inspection

Unit 2 pedestal containment inspection.

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Drilling Of Internal Door Daiichi Unit 1

TEPCO will drill through the interior door of the X-2 penetration into containment in early June. This will allow full

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Fukushima Unit 2; New Containment Panorama Photos

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Editor 0 Comments Containment, Corium, fuel debris, fukushima, pedestal, photos, unit 2

A pair of new panoramic photos from inside Fukushima unit 2’s containment have been published. TEPCO provided the photos as

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Fukushima Unit 1 Upcoming Inspection; What You Need To Know

March 31, 2019 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, inspection, robot, rov. 2019, unit 1

TEPCO and the various entities tasked with dealing with the disaster clean up at Fukushima Daiichi have announced details of

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Fukushima Daiichi Debris Samples Reveal Dangerous Link

October 3, 2018October 2, 2018 Editor 0 Comments black sand, black stuff, Containment, fuel debris, fukushima, glass spheres, inspections, microparticles, robots, TIPS, unit 1, unit 2, unit 3

A detailed TEPCO document from July 2018 gives some important new insight into the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi and the

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Researchers Claim To Have Drone Capable Of Fukushima Containment Flight

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 Editor 0 Comments Containment, daiichi, drone, fukushima, inspection, SWRI

The Southwest Research Insititute (SwRI) and University of Pennsylvania’s robotics lab claim they have a drone capable of operating inside

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Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection Update

July 30, 2017July 29, 2017 Editor 0 Comments 2017, Containment, Corium, deposit, fuel, fukushima, unit 1

TEPCO released a report with some new conclusions related to the earlier inspections of unit 1’s containment floor. The new

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TEPCO Revises Fukushima Unit 2 Radiation Readings

July 29, 2017July 29, 2017 Editor 0 Comments 2017, Containment, fukushima, inspection, radiation, revision, unit 2

TEPCO has revised earlier radiation readings for unit 2’s containment inspection done earlier in 2017. They claimed a set of

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Fukushima Unit 3 Inspections Find More Melted Fuel

July 22, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, Corium, day 3, fukushima, inspection, pedestal, ROV, unit 3

Day 3 of the inspections inside the unit 3 pedestal have been concluded. TEPCO did not report if the ROV

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Fuel Residue Found In Fukushima Unit 3

July 22, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, Corium, fukushima, inspection, pedestal, robot, ROV, sunfish, 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 3 Containment Inspection Starts With A Surprise

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 Editor 0 Comments 2017, Containment, fukushima, inspection, pedestal, robot, ROV, sunfish, unit 3

TEPCO announced that the containment inspections for unit 3 will start today. This will include a more direct inspection than

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Fukushima Unit 2 Confirmation Of Damage Found

April 6, 2017April 5, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, inspection, IRID, pedestal, unit 2

IRID has released additional details about the damage found inside unit 2 on the recent inspections of the containment structures. A

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Fukushima Unit 1 More Questions Than Answers From New Inspection

March 23, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, inspection, pedestal, pmorph, unit 1

TEPCO has completed a multiple day inspection of unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi. This new work used the PMORPH robot

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Scorpion Dies In Fukushima Unit 2, Sends Back Data

February 17, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, inspection, robot, scorpion, unit 2

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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Pmorph Robot Prepares For Fukushima Unit 1 Entry

February 15, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, hitachi, inspection, pedestal, pmorph, robot, unit 1

An improved version of the Hitachi shape changing robot previously used at unit 1 has been unveiled by IRID. The

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Scorpion Robot To Make Suicide Mission Inside Fukushima Unit 2

February 12, 2017 Editor 0 Comments 2017, Containment, february, fukushima, inspection, robot, scorpion, 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 High Radiation Damages New Robot

February 9, 2017 Editor 0 Comments camera, Containment, failure, fukushima, inspection, robot, unit 2

Preparation work with a cleaning robot was abruptly abandoned today. This cleaning robot was preparing an area for the Scorpion robot to

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Fukushima Unit 2 New Radiation Readings From TEPCO

February 6, 2017 Editor 0 Comments 2017, Containment, fukushima, radiation, scope, unit 2

TEPCO has provided more information on the exact location and nature of these radiation readings provided to the press late

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Fukushima Daiichi; Progress & Problems This Week

January 30, 2017January 28, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, scope, spent fuel, unit 2, unit 3

TEPCO announced that they would further delay spent fuel removal at unit 3, citing high radiation levels. Spent fuel removal

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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Starts Jan 18th

January 17, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, inspection, robot, scope, unit 2

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

January 2, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, daiichi, fukushima, inspection, pedestal, robot, scorpion, unit 2

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 2 Containment Inspection Preparation Starts

December 25, 2016December 25, 2016 Editor 0 Comments Containment, drilling, fukushima, inspection, rig, unit 2

TEPCO published a photo with a short explanation and no handout document. The image shows what TEPCO describes as a

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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection To Happen Early 2017

September 6, 2016 Editor 0 Comments 2017, Containment, fukushima, robot, unit 2

Asahi Shimbun is reporting that TEPCO has announced they would begin the robotic containment inspection of unit 2’s containment in

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Melted Fuel To Be Sampled From Fukushima Reactors Containment

July 19, 2016July 18, 2016 Editor 0 Comments Containment, Corium, fukushima, james fisher nuclear, mitsubishi, sampling

A contract announcement confirms new plans for the melted reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. Efforts are underway to develop the equipment

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New Plan To Inspect Fukushima Unit 1 Unveiled

January 31, 2016January 31, 2016 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, inspection, IRID, robot, shape changing, unit 1

IRID has published a new plan to complete phase 2 of the robot containment inspection of unit 1 at Fukushima

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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Postponed Further

January 28, 2016 Editor 0 Comments 2016, Containment, crd, fukushima, inspection, robot, unit 2

TEPCO is reporting that the effort to put a robot into unit 2’s containment has been delayed further. Work to

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Fukushima Unit 2 Deadly Radiation Levels Found Outside Containment

October 30, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Containment, crd, fukushima, radiation, robot, unit 2

TEPCO admitted to JapanTimes via Jiji that a deadly high level of radiation was found outside of unit 2’s containment.

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Fukushima Unit 3 Second Containment Inspection Results

October 22, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, scope, sediment, underwater, unit 3

TEPCO states that data gathered will be released later. They have released some images of the second day of containment

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Fukushima Unit 3 First Photos Inside Containment

October 20, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, camera, Containment, fukushima, inspection, pcv, probe, scope, unit 3

TEPCO has released a set of images taken inside the containment structure of unit 3 on March 20th. This is

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Fukushima Unit 3 Containment Probe On October 20th

October 19, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, inspection, pcv, unit 3

TEPCO quietly announced that October 20th they would conduct the first containment inspection of unit 3. This is significant work

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