TEPCO Implements Restrictions At Fukushima Daiichi To Control Covid
Fukushima prefecture has managed to keep covid cases down to a total of 82. For obvious reasons TEPCO has been
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Fukushima Unit 1 Spent Fuel Pool Cover Installed
TEPCO has completed the installation of a floating air bag to protect the spent fuel pool at unit 1, Fukushima
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Fukushima Unit 2 Spent Fuel Pool Inspection
TEPCO announced an upcoming inspection of unit 2’s spent fuel pool. The work will be done using an underwater ROV
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Fukushima Daiichi New Effort To Locate Nuclear Fuel Announced
TEPCO revealed some new plans in the long term effort to find the melted nuclear fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. IRID,
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New High Risk Work For Fukushima Daiichi Announced
TEPCO has announced new work at Fukushima Daiichi related to the unit 1-2 vent tower. This location has the highest
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New Fukushima Daiichi Hot Spot Found & Trillion Yen Fuel Debris Clean Up
TEPCO says it will cost $12.6 billion USD to remove fuel at the units 2 and 3 reactors at Fukushima
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SimplyInfo.org Annual Report: Conclusion
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SimplyInfo.org Annual Report; Political
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SimplyInfo.org Annual Report; Health
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SimplyInfo.org Annual Report; Social
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SimplyInfo.org Annual Report; Environment
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SimplyInfo.org Annual Report; Workers
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SimplyInfo.org Annual Report; Plant Facilities
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SimplyInfo.org; Annual Report – Units 4, 5 & 6
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SimplyInfo.org Annual Report; Unit 3
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SimplyInfo.org Annual Report; Unit 2
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Fukushima Radioactive Sump Water Disappears
Radioactive water in the sump pit at the base of the unit 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi escaped in
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Runaway Bus Causes Damage At Fukushima Daiichi
The bus used as a remote command center for the work to cut down the unit 1-2 vent tower took
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Fukushima Unit 1 New “Plan B” To Remove Spent Fuel
TEPCO has added an additional option to their plans for the removal of spent fuel from unit 1 at Fukushima
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Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Damage Identified
TEPCO has identified twelve fuel assemblies with damaged lifting handles. Further damage can not be identified at this point as
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Fukushima Unit 6 Cooling Pump Fails
An RHR (reactor heat removal) pump at Fukushima Daiichi unit 6 failed on November 19th. The suppression chamber suction valve
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TEPCO Mangles Fuel Rod At Fukushima Daiichi
An unused fuel rod from the unit 6 reactor was damaged in late November according to TEPCO’s most recent roadmap
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Fukushima Spent Fuel Update 10.2019
Spent fuel at Fukushima Daiichi has made some slow progress as storage space is strained. 4.9% of the spent fuel
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Fukushima Unit 2 Has A Spent Fuel Removal Plan
TEPCO and the NDF have released documentation describing their plan to remove both the spent fuel and at least some
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Fukushima Daiichi Typhoon Hagibis Damage Update 10.15.19
New report of landslides at Fukushima Daiichi: TEPCO reports today that some minor landslides due to the recent typhoon were
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Extremely Strong Typhoon Headed For Fukushima Daiichi
An extremely strong typhoon is headed directly at Fukushima Daiichi. Typhoon Hagibis is currently making landfall near Tokyo and Chiba
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Workers Enter Fukushima Electrical Room In Socks, Get Contaminated
This unusual event at Fukushima Daiichi took place in early June. Workers entered a 2nd floor electrical room in the
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Niigata Election Throws Wrench In Japan Nuclear Plans
This surprising news requires a bit of back story. The sitting Niigata prefecture governor, Hirohiko Izumida has been blocking the
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Fukushima Daiichi’s Little Known Hydrazine Problem
Recent Roadmap reports on activity at the plant have shown that hydrazine is still in use. The chemical was used
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Fukushima Daiichi Another Leak, Known Since April 2014
TEPCO has admitted a second leak to the sea this week. Unit 2’s roof and downspouts have been draining directly
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Fukushima Daiichi Updates From IRID Part 2; New Robots & Work
As part of reviewing IRID’s updates on work progress for Fukushima Daiichi, new information about robots to be used and
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IRID Wants To Develop WIFI Technology To Use At Fukushima Daiichi
IRID is looking for a new technology to be developed for use inside the reactor vessels at Fukushima Daiichi. The
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4; 1298 Assemblies Removed
Unit 4 spent fuel removal is at 1298 assemblies removed as of this week. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article would not be
Read moreVongfong Aftermath At Fukushima Daiichi; Leaks & Rising Radiation
Vongfong passed over Fukushima Daiichi as a fairly sedate tropical storm. This didn’t leave the plant completely unscathed. We reported
Read moreNew Radiation Spike At Fukushima Daiichi
Cesium levels in well 1-6 near the port jumped on today’s readings. Readings taken at 9:44am JST October 13 (before
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Vongfong To Hit Fukushima Daiichi Tuesday
Forcasts have downgraded the typhoon to a tropical storm as it passes over Kagoshima. When the storm hits Fukushima Daiichi
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Typhoon Vongfong Set To Hit Fukushima Daiichi
The typhoon is predicted to be a slow moving tropical storm by the time it hits north east Japan. The
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Typhoon Causes Some Disruptions At Fukushima Daiichi
Typhoon Phanfone causes some minor disruptions at Fukushima Daiichi. TEPCO reported some water infiltration into units 1 and 3 in
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Late Season Typhoons Target Fukushima Daiichi
Typhoon Phanfone is already hitting southern Japan. It was initially expected to hit Fukushima prefecture straight on. The newest predictions
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TEPCO Gets Approval To Concrete Tunnels At Fukushima Daiichi
As part of the ongoing work to install the frozen wall around the reactor buildings at Fukushima Daiichi, concreting some
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