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Fukushima Radioactive Sump Water Disappears

December 23, 2019December 19, 2019 Editor 1 Comment contaminated water leak, Fukushima Daiichi, leak, sump pit, unit 1 2, vent tower

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

June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 Editor 0 Comments 2014, 2015, diablo canyon, leak, pre heater, radiation, refueling

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

March 29, 2016March 28, 2016 Editor 0 Comments 2016, alps, contaminated, fukushima, incinerator, leak, water

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

August 24, 2015 Editor 0 Comments condenser, cracks, leak, restart, sendai

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

June 3, 2015 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, drainage, fukushima, hose, kanaflex, leak, NRA, waste water

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

June 2, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, contaminated water, daiichi, fukushima, hose, kanaflex, leak

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

April 21, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, canal, k drainage, leak

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

March 16, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, daiichi, discharge canal, fukushima, leak, ocean, pacific, radiation, unit 1

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

February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, leak, oil, sfp, spent fuel pool, unit 3

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

February 24, 2015 Editor 0 Comments drainage, Fukushima Daiichi, leak, unit 2

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

February 23, 2015 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, ditch, fukushima, leak

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

November 25, 2014 Editor 0 Comments concrete, contaminated water, fukushima, leak, trench, unit 2

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

November 13, 2014 Editor 0 Comments leak, metropolis, uranium

The leak has now been admitted to have been worse than initially claimed. A new set of reports via the

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Vongfong Aftermath At Fukushima Daiichi; Leaks & Rising Radiation

October 15, 2014October 15, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contamination, Fukushima Daiichi, leak, vongfong

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

October 8, 2014 Editor 0 Comments h4, h4 tank farm, leak, typhoon

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

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contaminated, fukushima, leak, tanks, water

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

April 23, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, leak, oil, sfp, spent fuel pool, unit 3

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

April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 Editor 0 Comments alps, fukushima, leak

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

April 11, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contaminated water, fukushima, japan, leak, olympics, pacific, strontium 90, tanks, TEPCO

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

March 26, 2014 Editor 0 Comments hanford, leak, sick, tank, workers

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

February 21, 2014 Editor 0 Comments leak, plutonium, WIPP

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

February 21, 2014 Editor 0 Comments leak, plutonium, WIPP

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

February 20, 2014 Editor 0 Comments leak, NM, plutonium, WIPP

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

February 20, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contamination, eco, food, fukushima, h6, leak, pacific, tank, water

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

February 16, 2014 Editor 0 Comments japan, leak, new mexico, nuclear, radiation, storage, waste, WIPP

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

January 30, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, inspection, leak, robot, torus, unit 2

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

January 23, 2014 Editor 0 Comments damage, door, explosion, leak, msiv, room, unit 3

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

January 22, 2014 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, leak, msiv, TEPCO, unit 3

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

January 21, 2014January 21, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, leak, msiv, unit 3

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

January 20, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, leak, unit 3, water

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

January 20, 2014 Editor 0 Comments 2014, fukushima, january, leak, msiv, steam tunnel, unit 3

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

September 6, 2013September 6, 2013 Editor 0 Comments frozen, leak, turbine, unit 1, wall, water

TEPCO released information about at least one of the groundwater leaks. This one into the unit 1 turbine building basement.

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Cesium Leak At Fukushima Higher Than March 2011

August 16, 2013 Editor 0 Comments cesium, leak, TEPCO, unit 1

TEPCO has discovered a cesium level in a tunnel near the unit 1 reactor building. The recent reading is 11,600

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Unit 3 Leaking Alpha Radiation

August 14, 2013August 14, 2013 Editor 0 Comments alpha, leak, plutonium, unit 3

TEPCO put out a report on alpha emitters found in the gas removal systems for units 1-3. This appears to

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TEPCO Admits Containment Failure At Unit 3

July 25, 2013July 25, 2013 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, leak, TEPCO, unit 3

Most in the know have strongly suspected this since 2011 but TEPCO finally admitted this today. Unit 3’s containment structure

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ANOTHER Leak In A Pit Tank At Fukushima Daiichi

April 7, 2013 Editor 0 Comments alps, daiichi, disaster, fukushima, leak, nuclear, pits, ponds, tanks, water

TEPCO is now reporting another leak in one of the pit tanks at Fukushima Daiichi. The number 3 pit tank

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Update On Water Leak At Fukushima Daiichi

April 6, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, leak, water

We documented the early information on the radioactive water leak at Daiichi here. TEPCO and the Japanese media have released

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High Level Water Leak At Fukushima Daiichi

April 5, 2013April 5, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, disaster, fukushima, leak, nuclear, tank, water

Update: Reporting from various sources that were following the press conference. TEPCO plans to move the water from the leaking

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Unit 2 At Fukushima Spewing 8 Million Bq Per Hour Almost 1.5 Years Later

July 24, 2012 Editor 0 Comments cesium, emissions, leak, unit 2

TEPCO has admitted the current radiation release levels at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. While these levels are a small fraction

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Quake Causes Leak At Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Fuel Pool

January 1, 2012 Editor 0 Comments leak, new years, quake, spent fuel pool, unit 4

After the New Years Day quake in Japan all appeared normal at Fukushima Daiichi. Now Japanese Media is stating there

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