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Fukushima Unit 6 Cooling Pump Fails

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, failure, Fukushima Daiichi, rhr, spent fuel pool, unit 6

An RHR (reactor heat removal) pump at Fukushima Daiichi unit 6 failed on  November 19th. The suppression chamber suction valve

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Demolition Rig For Fukushima Vent Tower Has 3 Failures

September 1, 2019August 28, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, decommissioning, failure, fukushima, rig, vent tower

The remote cutting rig for dismantling the highly contaminated unit 1-2 vent tower has had three failures since it began

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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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Nuclear Accident In India Worse Than Reported

March 30, 2016March 28, 2016 Editor 0 Comments failure, India, kakrapar, pressure tube

The nuclear accident that occurred at the Kakrapar nuclear plant in India on March 11th is much worse than the

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Fukushima Daiichi Has More Defective Hoses

June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, failure, fukushima, hose, kanaflex

After a recent leak from a Kanaflex hose at Fukushima Daiichi, TEPCO inspected other similar hoses at the plant. They

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North Anna Nuclear Fuel Failure Raises Questions About Safety Procedures

October 3, 2014October 3, 2014 Editor 0 Comments failure, fuel rod, North Anna, US

In late September Dominion admitted that two nuclear fuel rods had broken open in the #2 reactor, spilling up to

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Fukushima Groundwater Bypass Not Working As Planned

July 26, 2014 Editor 0 Comments bypass, failure, fukushima, groundwater

NHK is reporting that the groundwater bypass system being used by TEPCO isn’t making a significant change in groundwater levels

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Contaminated Zone Found Inside WIPP Mine

April 18, 2014April 18, 2014 Editor 0 Comments entry, failure, mine, WIPP

The Associated Press is reporting that Thursday’s mine entry effort found widespread contamination the further they went into the mine.

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Fukushima Unit 2; Warrior Robot Stranded On Refueling Floor

March 27, 2014 Editor 0 Comments failure, fukushima, irobot, robot, unit 2, warrior

The Warrior robot tipped over and remains stranded on the unit 2 refueling floor. The robot was inserted through the

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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Removal Delayed 1 Week Due To Crane Failure

March 26, 2014 Editor 0 Comments crane, failure, fukushima, overhead, unit 4

The control mechanism for the overhead crane in the defueling building at Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 failed. TEPCO is reporting

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Fukushima Daiichi ALPS Water Treatment System Hits Big Problem

December 31, 2013 Editor 0 Comments alps, contamination, daiichi, failure, fukushima, water

Lack of planning again foils efforts at Fukushima Daiichi. Ex-SKF found the very bad news in a METI report from

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Fukushima Crane Failure Identified As Cracked Beam

September 10, 2013September 10, 2013 Editor 0 Comments crane, failure, fukushima, TEPCO

TEPCO is reporting that the crane failure earlier in the week was due to cracks in the steel framework of

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Tank Leak At Daiichi; More Failures To Come, Direct Route To The Sea

August 20, 2013August 20, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, failure, fukushima, leaks, tank

TEPCO reported a leaking tank yesterday that initially sounded like nothing new. They have had minor leaks in these tanks

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TEPCO Proves Again, They Can’t Be Trusted To Operate A Nuclear Reactor

July 25, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, failure, fukushima, unit 6

Workers at Fukushima Daiichi lost cooling to unit 6 for 2 hours today. They were performing a test for an

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Arkansas One Accident Update

April 4, 2013 Editor 0 Comments arkansas, crane, failure, nuclear

Some additional information has come out about the accident over the weekend at Arkansas One nuclear plant. Precision Surveillance Corporation of

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NRC Corruption Mounts As New Documents Released

October 22, 2012October 22, 2012 Editor 1 Comment calhoun, dam, failure, flood, fukushima, NRC, ocnee

Greenpeace recently released an unedited copy of an NRC flood report that showed the NRC had been routinely lying to

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Unit 1, Where The Melted Fuel Is

October 15, 2012October 16, 2012 Editor 6 Comments Corium, failure, fuel, radiation, readings, torus, unit 1

Update: The source for unit 1 torus radiation had an incorrect link. The correct link has been added to the

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Monticello Nuclear Plant Failure & Water Loss Incident

September 26, 2012 Editor 0 Comments failure, MN, Monticello, reactor, US

The Monticello nuclear plant that sits about 40 miles from downtown Minneapolis had another failure Tuesday. While the reactor was

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Torus Bellows As Weak Point In Fukushima Reactors

August 1, 2012 Editor 0 Comments BWR, daiichi, design, failure, fukushima, mark 1, torus

Many penetrations and connections within a reactor vessel can cause weak points where structural failure or corium (melted fuel) leakage

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Peer Review – Notes on Fuel Cladding Corrosion From Nov 2, 2011

November 2, 2011November 2, 2011 Editor 0 Comments cladding, failure, leakers

Notes below from the Nov. 2nd conversation: (notes are from newest to oldest): Dean: www-pub.iaea.org @lilly for hydriding Dean: one of

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