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 moreWork to reduce the risk of the mega float from tsunami is expected to be completed by mid fiscal year
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
Read moreMeasure twice, cut once. Work to remove the highly contaminated units 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi took an unfortunate
Read moreTEPCO will drill through the interior door of the X-2 penetration into containment in early June. This will allow full
Read moreUnit 1 upcoming containment inspection
Read moreOriginally scheduled for May 20th. This event has now been postponed to some time in June.
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Read moreTEPCO recently published a video of the work to remove spent fuel from the unit 3 fuel pool. In this
Read moreAs we work through refining what took place at Fukushima Daiichi, old data can have new meaning in light of
Read moreRevelations documented by The Mainichi from a late March press conference by TEPCO confirm our theories on unit 2. We
Read moreA pair of new panoramic photos from inside Fukushima unit 2’s containment have been published. TEPCO provided the photos as
Read moreTEPCO and the various entities tasked with dealing with the disaster clean up at Fukushima Daiichi have announced details of
Read moreRadioactivity spewed from Fukushima Daiichi as the reactors melted down. That hasn’t been disputed. Researchers have found a far more
Read moreSimplyInfo.org’s 2019 report on the Fukushima Disaster is now available. Our comprehensive report covers the technical, health, ecological and social
Read moreCommunications Director, Nancy Foust is on this week’s Nuclear Hotseat with Libbe HaLevy talking about the 8th anniversary of the
Read moreTEPCO completed another inspection inside unit 2 containment this week. The newest work involved attempting to move and grasp pieces
Read moreProsecutors have asked for 5 year prison sentences for the TEPCO executives on trial for criminal negligence. The three executives
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