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SimplyInfo.org; Fukushima Update November 2020

November 28, 2020 Editor 0 Comments 2020, contaminated water, fuel, Fukushima Daiichi, incinerator, Mox, unit 2, updates

Below are some of the more notable new information related to Fukushima Daiichi from recent weeks. We will have more

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New Discovery At Fukushima Unit 3 Provides Clues To Meltdown Severity, Environmental Releases

May 3, 2019 Editor 0 Comments concrete, daiichi, ejected, explosion, fuel, fukushima, spent fuel pool, unit 3

TEPCO recently published a video of the work to remove spent fuel from the unit 3 fuel pool. In this

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TEPCO To Poke Fukushima Unit 2 Fuel With A Stick

December 18, 2018 Editor 0 Comments 2019, fuel, fukushima, probe, stick, unit 2

TEPCO announced at a meeting with Japan’s NRA that they will conduct a new investigation inside unit 2 around February

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TEPCO Withholds Critical New Fukushima Meltdown Data From Public

January 23, 2018January 22, 2018 Editor 0 Comments 2018, contaiment, Corium, fuel, fukushima, pedestal, scope, unit 2

Last week another inspection was conducted inside unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This new work looked inside the reactor pedestal

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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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Authority Confirms Dry Removal Plan For Fukushima Daiichi

July 6, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Corium, daiichi, decommissioning, dry, fuel, fukushima, method, removal

The decommissioning authority (NDF) for Fukushima Daiichi has confirmed they will likely use a method to attempt to remove melted

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Fukushima Fuel Removal Model Unveiled

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 Editor 0 Comments decommissioning, fuel, fukushima, hitachi, IRID, research, rpv

GE Hitachi and IRID have published photos and basic information about a new mock-up model for one of the Fukushima

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The Semi-Secret Plan To Tunnel Under Fukushima Daiichi

March 10, 2017March 9, 2017 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, decommissioning, fuel, fukushima, removal, tunnel, underground

Quietly buried in technical reports was this interesting plan. Researchers have developed a method to tunnel under the reactor buildings

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SimplyInfo.org Publishes New Report On Fukushima Daiichi

December 6, 2016 Editor 0 Comments Corium, daiichi, decay heat, fuel, fukushima, research, simplyinfo.org

Our newest in depth report is available! Fukushima Daiichi Decay Heat & Corium Status Report Publish date: December 6, 2016

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First Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scans Dispute New Scan Results

July 30, 2016 Editor 0 Comments fuel, muon, Nagoya, unit 2

We reported in September 2015, the results of the Nagoya University muon scans of unit 2. These scans are less

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TEPCO’s Two Tales About Fukushima Missing Melted Fuel

May 26, 2016 Editor 0 Comments Corium, fuel, fukushima, Interview, masuda, missing, TEPCO

Fukushima Daiichi decommissioning chief, Naohiro Masuda spoke with Australia ABC TV this week about where the melted fuel is. Masuda

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IRID Fukushima Fuel Debris Research Progress Reports

April 10, 2015 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, decommissioning, fuel, fukushima, imaging, research

IRID published English language versions of their fuel debris removal and other new technology research reports. Various contractors were hired to

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Fukushima Melted Fuel Removal Process Being Reconsidered

March 12, 2015 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fuel, fukushima, IRID, melted, plan, removal

The Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation is reconsidering the approach to be used for removing melted fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. The early

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1419 Fuel Assemblies Removed Fukushima Unit 4

December 1, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fuel, fukushima, removal, unit 4

1419 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. 114 assemblies left to move, with these being

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Tokai Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant To Close

September 29, 2014September 29, 2014 Editor 0 Comments decommission, fuel, nuclear, reprocessing, Tokai

JAEA has announced it will decommission the Tokai nuclear fuel reprocessing plant. Needed safety upgrades would be too costly so

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IRID Admits Fukushima Unit 1 Fuel May Be Outside Of Containment

September 15, 2014 Editor 0 Comments Containment, Corium, daiichi, debris, fuel, fukushima, IRID, unit 1

The head of IRID made this interesting admission during the fall meeting of Atomic Energy Society of Japan last week.

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NHK Admits Fukushima Daiichi Ejected Fuel After Multiple Studies Document It

August 11, 2014 Editor 0 Comments black stuff, daiichi, ejected, fragments, fuel, fukushima, hot particle

A rough translation of the NHK article tells something almost unbelievable to see admitted by the state news agency. “It

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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4; 1078 Fuel Assemblies Removed

June 16, 2014 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fuel, fukushima, spent, unit 4

1078 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 and transferred to the common pool. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article would not

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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4; 1034 Fuel Assemblies Removed

June 10, 2014June 10, 2014 Editor 0 Comments assemblies, fuel, fukushima, removed, unit 4

1034 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool to the common pool. There are 499

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Fukushima Unit 4; 924 Fuel Assemblies Removed

May 26, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fuel, fukushima, removal, unit 4

924 fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool of unit 4 and placed into the common pool

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Fukushima Unit 4; 880 Fuel Assemblies Removed

May 20, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fuel, fukushima, removal, unit 4

880 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 to the common pool as of Monday. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article would

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Work Begins Towards Removing Melted Fuel At Fukushima Daiichi

May 14, 2014May 13, 2014 Editor 0 Comments debris, fuel, fukushima, kurion, mri, research, robot, validation

Work has begun towards implementing a way to remove the melted fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. It was reported earlier this

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Plans To Flood Fukushima Containments Scrapped

May 12, 2014 Editor 0 Comments Containment, decommissioning, flood, fuel, fukushima, removal

The entire decommissioning plan has hinged on this one thing, the ability to flood the containment structures of the reactors

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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Inspection Shows Some More Damaged

May 8, 2014May 6, 2014 Editor 0 Comments assembly, damage, fuel, fukushima, inspection, spent fuel, unit 4

TEPCO released a small selection of images of some of the fuel removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool.

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Fukushima Unit 4; 814 Spent Fuel Assemblies Removed

May 7, 2014May 7, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fuel, fukushima, spent fuel, transfer, unit 4

814 spent fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool of unit 4 to the common pool. Workers

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528 Fuel Assemblies Removed At Fukushima Unit 4

March 25, 2014March 25, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fuel, removal, spent fuel, unit 4

528 fuel assemblies have been moved to the common pool from unit 4’s spent fuel pool as of yesterday. This

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Fukushima Unit 4; 462 Fuel Assemblies Removed

March 12, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fuel, fukushima, unit 4

462 Fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 as of earlier this week. The assemblies were moved to the

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Researchers Confirm “Black Substance” Is Fukushima Reactor Fuel

March 8, 2014 Editor 0 Comments black stuff, black substance, contamination, fallout, fuel, japan

In a peer reviewed paper released this week by the journal Environmental Science & Technology, a Japanese team of researchers

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New Fuel Damage Found At Fukushima Unit 4

February 3, 2014February 3, 2014 Editor 0 Comments damage, fuel, fukushima, spent fuel, unit 4

TEPCO did inspections on a damaged fuel assembly in the unit 4 spent fuel pool. The series of videos showed

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Fukushima Unit 4 198 Assemblies Removed

January 21, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fuel, fukushima, removal, unit 4

TEPCO announced late yesterday that another round of fuel assemblies was removed from unit 4 to the common pool at

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Fukushima Daiichi Fuel Storage Locations Updated

January 2, 2014 Editor 0 Comments cask, daiichi, fuel, fukushima, spent fuel, storage

As part of the larger roadmap document TEPCO has reported some major changes in the location of spent fuel around

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Inspection Of Damaged Fuel Assembly Unit 4 Fukushima Daiichi

December 27, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, damage, fuel, fukushima, nuclear, unit 4

TEPCO released a brief report on the bent fuel assembly in unit 4’s spent fuel pool. The outer box of

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SimplyInfo.org’s Fukushima Corium Research Experiment Results

December 12, 2013January 3, 2014 Editor 0 Comments Corium, daiichi, experiment, fuel, fukushima, melt, pedestal

In our research we have tried to find ways to help explain some of the behaviors seen in meltdown accidents.

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Unit 4 Fuel Removal; 6 Assemblies Removed To Cask Today

November 26, 2013 Editor 0 Comments fuel, fukushima, removal, unit 4

TEPCO has announced that 6 fuel assemblies have been removed from the pool racks to the transport cask by the

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Poor TEPCO! Upset That News Media Reported Fuel Cask Transfer

November 23, 2013 Editor 0 Comments fuel, fukushima, TEPCO, transfer, unit 4

TEPCO sent out this press release today complaining about the press, for reporting news. Kyodo News and possibly others flew

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Unit 4 Fuel Unloaded Into Common Pool; Video & Photos

November 22, 2013 Editor 0 Comments common pool, fuel, fukushima, removal, spent fuel, unit 4

TEPCO announced they have removed the first load of fuel from unit 4 to the racks in the common pool.

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TEPCO Fails To Release Portion Of Unit 1 Torus Inspection

November 21, 2013 Editor 0 Comments Corium, fuel, fukushima, meltdown, robots, room, TEPCO, torus, unit 1

TEPCO recently released videos and reports of their work in the unit 1 torus room. The work was split into

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U4 Fuel Cask Moved To Common Pool Building

November 21, 2013 Editor 0 Comments cask, fuel, fukushima, removal, spent fuel, unit 4

NHK and TEPCO have announced that the first cask of fuel assemblies has been moved from unit 4 to the

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Fukushima Unit 4 Cask Moved, New Underwater Video

November 20, 2013 Editor 0 Comments cask, fuel, pool, removal, spent fuel, unit 4

NHK is reporting that the cask transport effort took place Wednesday day. TEPCO has not forwarded any additional announcements at

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First Cask Filled At Unit 4 Fukushima Daiichi

November 19, 2013 Editor 0 Comments cask, fuel, fukushima, removal, spent fuel, unit 4

TEPCO announced that they have filled the first cask with fuel as of 6:28PM JST Tuesday. A total of 22

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