Planned Completion Of Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Removal
TEPCO plans to have all of Unit 3’s spent fuel removed by this date.
Read moreTEPCO plans to have all of Unit 3’s spent fuel removed by this date.
Read moreThis is a follow up report on the earthquake that took place on 2.13.21. A strong aftershock hit the plant
Read moreA 7.3 earthquake was reported in the late hours of the evening Saturday night in Japan. Throughout the following hours
Read moreSince the initial evacuations, the Japanese government has been telling people they will go home very soon. The disaster is
Read moreWork to reduce the risk of the mega float from tsunami is expected to be completed by mid fiscal year
Read moreFukushima unit 3 will have contaminated water removed from the suppression chamber to help improve the earthquake resistance of the
Read moreThe details of the equipment and process for initial fuel removal at unit 2 have been further refined. Most of
Read moreAn inspection of unit 2’s spent fuel pool has been completed. This is what they found. The work was completed
Read moreThe upper half of the unit 1-2 vent tower has been cut down and the vent pipe has been capped.
Read moreTEPCO announced that work to prepare unit 1 for a new containment inspection has been completed. This work has been
Read moreThis is one section of our annual report, the full report can be found here. We will be posting a
Read moreThis is one section of our annual report, the full report can be found here. We will be posting a
Read moreOur annual report is now available. For those who don’t want to read it in the full PDF format, we
Read moreThis is an ongoing update of headlines and information related to the coronavirus outbreak. Newest information at the top. If
Read moreThe type of tyvek suit workers use at Fukushima Daiichi is suddenly in short supply world wide. The same air
Read moreNHK is reporting that TEPCO will indefinitely delay the containment inspection work inside unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi. Concerns about
Read moreThe new inspections at Fukushima unit 3 by Japan’s nuclear regulator (NRA) has raised new questions and brought some old
Read moreMuch anticipated inspection inside unit 1 containment.
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 moreThe “muscle robot” technology developed to potentially remove fuel debris from reactors at Fukushima Daiichi is being given a test
Read moreThe unit 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi is the most dangerous location on site outside of the reactor buildings.
Read moreNHK is reporting that 90 bags of contaminated soil floated away in a river during Typhoon Hagibis. 25 of those
Read moreA number of new events tied to unit 1 have taken place. These lend new insight into the initial disaster
Read moreResearchers developed a 3D imaging system that could be used to located Fukushima’s melted nuclear fuel for under $150 using
Read moreTyphoon Hagibis has mostly cleared from Fukushima Prefecture. TEPCO published a series of reports of water infiltration at the plant
Read moreWe round up recent news from Fukushima Daiichi and related events. TEPCO has continued to delay the completion of a
Read moreUnit 2 pedestal containment inspection.
Read moreNHK reports that all three TEPCO execs were found not guilty this morning in the conclusion of the years long
Read moreDiplomatic relations between the two countries have been problematic in recent years. Fights over WWII human rights abuses, trade disputes
Read moreThe inspection of the unit 1 reactor well began in July, continuing into the end of August. A trio of
Read moreThe first inspection of the unit 1 spent fuel pool has been conducted. Workers found visibility of about 7 meters
Read moreTEPCO has deployed a laser decontamination system at Fukushima Daiichi. This new system is currently being used to decontaminate the
Read moreThe remote cutting rig for dismantling the highly contaminated unit 1-2 vent tower has had three failures since it began
Read moreTEPCO is providing health checks on current and former contract workers at Fukushima Daiichi. The report appears to indicate this
Read moreTEPCO has published new information about units 5 and 6 at Fukushima Daiichi. Work has begun to repair and use
Read moreFukushima Unit 1 has been the site of significant new work on multiple fronts. We outline the new events and
Read moreTEPCO published preliminary photos July 18th showing the start of inspection work of the reactor well for unit 1. Two
Read moreTEPCO has confirmed new details about the existence of fuel microparticles at the three reactors that suffered meltdowns. Deeper detail
Read moreOptics are everything when you are trying to pretend a large scale disaster isn’t a large scale disaster. Asahi Shimbun
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