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Fukushima Daiichi Floods, Shows Lack Of Preparedness

September 22, 2016 Editor 0 Comments flood, fukushima, groundwater, port, typhoon

News reports indicated that groundwater at Fukushima Daiichi had risen so high it broke the surface and flowed into the

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Possible Causes Of Fukushima Frozen Wall Failures

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 Editor 0 Comments frozen, fukushima, groundwater, ice, TEPCO, wall

TEPCO reported last week that roughly 10% of the frozen wall is not working. Currently only certain sections are being

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Strontium 90 Rises Between Units 1 And 2 At Fukushima Daiichi

February 8, 2016February 8, 2016 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, groundwater

Strontium 90 has risen in a number of wells between unit 1 and 2 at Fukushima Daiichi to record levels.

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Salt Water Infiltrates Fukushima Daiichi

December 19, 2015 Editor 0 Comments freshwater, fukushima, groundwater, salt, seawater, wells

TEPCO has admitted a new problem with the water management and steel sea wall at Fukushima Daiichi. Salt levels in

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How The Fukushima Daiichi Sea Wall Was Damaged

December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, frozen wall, fukushima, groundwater, head, Pressure, sea wall

TEPCO announced last week that the steel and concrete sea wall they installed and recently closed the last section of

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Groundwater Pressure At Fukushima Daiichi Damages Steel Wall

November 25, 2015 Editor 0 Comments bulging, fukushima, groundwater, leaning, sea front, sea wall

TEPCO recently closed the last section of the steel and concrete sea wall built to prevent contaminated groundwater from flowing

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TEPCO Gains Permission To Dump Contaminated Water Into Ocean

January 22, 2015 Editor 0 Comments groundwater, ocean, pacific, release, subdrain pits, TEPCO

TEPCO has gained approval to dump contaminated groundwater into the ocean. The water is being pumped up from the subdrain

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Fukushima Unit 2 Subdrain Has Larger Problem

November 3, 2014 Editor 0 Comments groundwater, subdrain pit, unit 1, unit 2, well

In recent weeks TEPCO began reporting about high radiation readings in subdrain pits near the reactor buildings. TEPCO’s original intention was

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What May Be Causing The New Reactor Building Leak At Fukushima Daiichi

October 28, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contamination, daiichi, fukushima, groundwater, subdrain pit, unit 2

TEPCO admitted last week that some subdrain pit wells at the Fukushima Daiichi plant showed a large increase in contamination.

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New Groundwater Radiation Spikes At Fukushima Daiichi

October 20, 2014October 19, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contamination. seafront wells, groundwater, pacific, typhoon

The series of groundwater monitoring wells near the sea front have seen continued changes consisting of high levels of various

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New Radiation Spike At Fukushima Daiichi

October 13, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contamination, Fukushima Daiichi, groundwater, pacific, sea

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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Fukushima Underground Zeolite Wall Explained

October 1, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contaminated water, fukushima, groundwater, tanks, underground, zeolite wall

TEPCO and the team of contractors that worked on the underground zeolite wall have released more detail about the validation

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Groundwater Bypass May Be Lowering Contaminated Water At Fukushima Daiichi

September 19, 2014September 18, 2014 Editor 0 Comments bypass, fukushima, groundwater

TEPCO thinks the groundwater bypass system they are operating at Fukushima Daiichi may be reducing the contaminated water outflow by

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TEPCO To Try Two New Tactics To Stem Radioactive Tide At Fukushima Daiichi

August 20, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contaminated, decontamination, frozen trench, Fukushima Daiichi, groundwater, hitachi, sub drain, water

Efforts to freeze a trench near unit 2 in order to remove highly radioactive water has continued to have problems.

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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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TEPCO Admits Deep Groundwater Contamination & Leak To Sea

June 26, 2014June 26, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contamination, deep layer, groundwater, pacific, TEPCO, water

TEPCO has been doing further groundwater investigations at the plant including testing for contamination at various depths to understand what

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TEPCO Could Begin Dumping Bypass Water As Early As May 20th

May 13, 2014May 13, 2014 Editor 0 Comments bypass, dumping, fukushima, groundwater, pacific

TEPCO announced they could begin dumping bypass well water into the sea as early as May 20th. The wells have

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Fukushima Frozen Wall Scandal

May 6, 2014May 5, 2014 Editor 0 Comments bypass, frozen wall, groundwater, METI, TEPCO, water

The Japanese government began funding this project after it was discovered TEPCO had realized the need, yet hid the problem

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TEPCO To Release Groundwater At Fukushima, Potential Consequences

April 11, 2014April 10, 2014 Editor 0 Comments bypass, groundwater, IRID, TEPCO

TEPCO has gained permission from fishing groups to dump contaminated groundwater into the Pacific as long as it is below

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More Record High Radiation Readings At Fukushima Daiichi

February 13, 2014February 16, 2016 Editor 0 Comments contamination, debris, fukushima, groundwater, naraha

After the recent admission of record high strontium 90 readings being found at the sea front at Fukushima Daiichi, more

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TEPCO Tries To Sell Failed Bypass System Again

February 3, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contamination, food, fukushima, groundwater, nuclear, pacific, seafood

In an unexplained change of plans TEPCO and the Japanese govt. are back to trying to sell the fishing groups

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Groundwater Well At Fukushima Daiichi Hits 3.1 Million Bq

January 21, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contamination, daiichi, fukushima, groundwater, well

Groundwater well 1-16 at Fukushima Daiichi has hit 3.1 million bq of beta radiation. This is a new high for

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Fukushima Groundwater Well Hits 2.4 Million bq/liter

January 14, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contamination, fukushima, groundwater, pacific, well

Well 1-16 at the seafront has again hit a new high. 2.4 million bq/liter was found in the water of

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Radioactive Water Found Deep Beneath Unit 4

December 20, 2013 Editor 0 Comments contamination, food, fukushima, groundwater, pacific, unit 4, well

TEPCO announced today that contaminated water was found in deep groundwater 25 meters (82 feet) below the unit 4 reactor

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Update On Strontium 90 Leaks At Fukushima Daiichi

June 19, 2013June 19, 2013 Editor 0 Comments contamination, daiichi, fukushima, groundwater, nuclear, strontium, tunnel, turbine

TEPCO released more information about the strontium 90 leak at a press conference today. They have known about the strontium

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TEPCO “Changes” Contamination Levels In Groundwater

June 13, 2013 Editor 0 Comments cesium, disaster, fukushima, groundwater, nuclear, TEPCO

TEPCO has yet again changed their statements on cesium contamination in the groundwater testing at the plant. Efforts to gain

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