Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 New Containment Leaks
New problems have been found related to the containment damage at unit 3 caused by the February 2021 earthquake. TEPCO
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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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Diablo Canyon May Have Leaked Significant Radioactivity In Recent Years
Some unusual radiation readings may provide clues to a significant set of radiation leaks at Diablo Canyon back in 2015.
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Two New Leaks At Fukushima Daiichi
Two new leaks happened at Fukushima Daiichi recently. Both were contained within the buildings where they happened. The first was
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Cracked Condenser Pipes Found In Sendai Reactor
Workers at the Sendai nuclear plant have found cracked tubes in the condensers that allowed seawater to migrate into the
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TEPCO Caught Lying About Fukushima Failed Hose Incident
TEPCO was reprimanded by the NRA after being caught lying about the use of the now failed transfer hose at
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New Leak At Daiichi Used Known Weak Hose
TEPCO’s latest contaminated water leak at least partially made it to the sea. TEPCO eventually closed the drainage canals and
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Fukushima Daiichi Drainage Canal Leaked To Sea
The contained drainage canal system intended to capture contaminated water before it could leak out to sea has leaked. The
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Fukushima Daiichi Discharge Canal Sees Large Contamination Increase
We previously reported about increases at the unit 1 discharge canal back in February. The highs back then were in
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Oil Leak In Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 Spent Fuel Pool
An oil leak occurred in the spent fuel pool of unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi today as work was under
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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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Leak At Fukushima Daiichi Reaches Port
A contaminated water leak into the drainage ditches up on the hill was found to have at least in part
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TEPCO’s Trench Saga Could Have Unintended Consequences
TEPCO has made multiple attempts to deal with the unit 2 trench full of highly contaminated water. In 2011 they
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Metropolis Uranium Leak Worse Than Initially Admitted
The leak has now been admitted to have been worse than initially claimed. A new set of reports via the
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
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Radiation Jump Near Leaking Tank At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO is reporting a large jump in radiation near a leaking tank at Fukushima Daiichi. Near the H4 tank farm,
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NRA Discovers Major Radioactive Tank Leak At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO missed it but NRA officials that were at the plant found a 4 ton leak of radioactive water. Not
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Fukushima Unit 3 Crane Leaks Oil Into Spent Fuel Pool
The refueling crane that crashed into the spent fuel pool of unit 3 has begun leaking oil into the pool.
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High Level Water Leak At Fukushima ALPS System
NHK is reporting the leak of water being injected into a high impact storage container at the ALPS decontamination system.
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Fukushima Daiichi Radioactive Tank Leak To Pacific Far Worse Than Admitted
TEPCO has admitted that the radioactive sludge leak from the H4 tank farm last August was more than three times
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11 Injured At Hanford Nuclear Site
11 workers have been hospitalized after a series of unidentified chemical leaks at the site’s aging tank farms. The two
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WIPP Plutonium Leak May Have Been From Ceiling Collapse
Officials are considering a ceiling collapse that crushed radioactive waste barrels containing plutonium as a possible cause for the radiation
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WIPP Underground Investigation Being Planned, Failure Area Identifed
Federal representatives reported that a joint investigation is underway to establish a plan to enter WIPP’s underground facilities. They gave
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WIPP Plutonium Leak Amount Confirmed
CEMRC, the New Mexico authority that monitors outside the WIPP plutonium facility has provided some usable readings for the leaks.
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23 Tbq Water Leak At Fukushima Caused By Multiple Human Errors
100 tons of water leaked from a contaminated water tank at Fukushima Daiichi after workers incorrectly aligned valves. They then
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Radiation Leak At WIPP Considered To Be Waste Leak
Reuters is reporting that the alarm at the WIPP nuclear storage site in New Mexico is now considered to be
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Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Has A Hole In It
Kyodo is reporting a 3cm hole in the unit 2 torus. TEPCO claims that water is leaking out through this
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Fukushima Unit 3 MSIV Room Door Blown In
News 24 is reporting that TEPCO has admitted that the steel door for the MSIV room was found to be
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More On Fukushima Unit 3, TEPCO Fails To Explain Levels
TEPCO released two new handouts on the leak at unit 3. This gives some additional insight but still fails to
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TEPCO Thinks Water Leak At U3 Has Reduced
TEPCO thinks that the water leak at unit 3 has reduced in volume. They claim nothing has changed in reactor
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Unit 3 New Water Leak; TEPCO Explanations Fail To Identify Source
TEPCO has reported a leak in unit 3 coming out of the area of the steam tunnel where the main
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Leak At Unit 3 Found To Be High Radiation Water
TEPCO announced a leak in unit 3 near the steam tunnel area over the weekend. They initially tried to blame
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Unit 1’s Groundwater Leak & Starting The Frozen Wall Begins Soon
TEPCO released information about at least one of the groundwater leaks. This one into the unit 1 turbine building basement.
Read moreCesium Leak At Fukushima Higher Than March 2011
TEPCO has discovered a cesium level in a tunnel near the unit 1 reactor building. The recent reading is 11,600
Read moreUnit 3 Leaking Alpha Radiation
TEPCO put out a report on alpha emitters found in the gas removal systems for units 1-3. This appears to
Read moreTEPCO Admits Containment Failure At Unit 3
Most in the know have strongly suspected this since 2011 but TEPCO finally admitted this today. Unit 3’s containment structure
Read moreANOTHER Leak In A Pit Tank At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO is now reporting another leak in one of the pit tanks at Fukushima Daiichi. The number 3 pit tank
Read moreUpdate On Water Leak At Fukushima Daiichi
We documented the early information on the radioactive water leak at Daiichi here. TEPCO and the Japanese media have released
Read moreHigh Level Water Leak At Fukushima Daiichi
Update: Reporting from various sources that were following the press conference. TEPCO plans to move the water from the leaking
Read moreUnit 2 At Fukushima Spewing 8 Million Bq Per Hour Almost 1.5 Years Later
TEPCO has admitted the current radiation release levels at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. While these levels are a small fraction
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