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Fukushima Unit 3 New Hatch Investigation

November 27, 2015November 27, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 3d, fukushima, hatch, inspection, leaks, robot, unit 3, water

TEPCO sent the small 3D printed robot equipped with a smart phone into inspect the unit 3 containment hatch a

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Shouganai Hits Fukushima Daiichi

September 23, 2015September 23, 2015 Editor 0 Comments drainage, fukushima, k, leaks, NRA, rainwater

Shouganai has again hit Fukushima Daiichi. The notion that “it can’t be helped” was cited by NRA when confronted with

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Fukushima Daiichi’s Little Known Hydrazine Problem

July 13, 2015July 12, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Fukushima Daiichi, hydrazine, leaks

Recent Roadmap reports on activity at the plant have shown that hydrazine is still in use. The chemical was used

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Rain May Have Caused Radiation Spike At Fukushima Drainage Canal

June 8, 2015 Editor 0 Comments contaminated water, daiichi, fukushima, k drainage, leaks, rain

TEPCO reported a small radiation spike at the K drainage canal on June 6th. Levels went up on the 6th

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TEPCO Under Fire For Leaks At Fukushima Daiichi

February 25, 2015 Editor 0 Comments contaminated, daiichi, fukushima, leaks, unit 2, water

TEPCO has again been receiving growing criticism over their handling of contaminated water at the plant. The first leak, from

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Japan NRA Admits Fukushima Daiichi Still Leaking Into Pacific

January 27, 2015 Editor 0 Comments contaminated, daiichi, fukushima, leaks, sea, water

The head of Japan’s NRA stated that the contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi is continuing to seep into the ground

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Fukushima Unit 1 New Torus Room Inspections

May 29, 2014May 29, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, inspection, leaks, robot, torus, unit 1

What are they doing? TEPCO & Hitachi are apparently looking for damage to the vacuum breaker pipes that run in

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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report – Water

March 10, 2014March 10, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contaminated, fukushima, leaks, pacific, tanks, water

Contaminated water issues dominated TEPCO’s work and reporting out of the plant. The ALPS system intended to remove some of

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SimplyInfo.Org Zeolite Plan To Be Tested At Fukushima Daiichi

January 31, 2014January 31, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contaminated, daiichi, fukushima, IRID, leaks, wall, water, west valley, zeolite

NHK is reporting that the government task force and TEPCO will implement one of our submitted ideas at the plant.

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Fukushima Daiichi Groundwater Well Hits 2 Million Bq Beta Radiation

December 31, 2013 Editor 0 Comments contamination, daiichi, fukushima, leaks, radiation, well

Well 1-16 in the sea front area at Fukushima Daiichi has hit another new record. 2,100,000 bq/liter of beta radiation

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Unit 1 Leaks Found; We Have The Details

November 14, 2013 Editor 0 Comments Containment, Corium, leaks, torus, unit 1

TEPCO has investigated the torus room of unit 1 with the new boat robot. This was an effort to look

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Newest TEPCO Tank Leak Due to Tilted Tank

October 3, 2013 Editor 0 Comments leaks, leaning, tank, TEPCO

NHK is reporting that TEPCO has admitted the reason the latest tank leak happened was contributed to by the tank

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TEPCO Head; More Water Leaking, Under Control.. Depending On Who You Believe

September 29, 2013 Editor 0 Comments contaminated, leaks, TEPCO, water

Two news articles about one meeting. One the head of TEPCO admits 400 tons of groundwater is leaking from the

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Fukushima Daiichi Leaked 43.8 Terabecquerels To The Sea In Last 2 Years

September 23, 2013 Editor 0 Comments estimate, fukushima, leaks, pacific, sea

Based on the calculations of Michio Aoyama (Meteorological Research Institute, Japan) 60 GBq of cesium 137 and strontium 90 have leaked out

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Fukushima Water Problem Will Be A Decade Says TEPCO Consultant

September 9, 2013September 9, 2013 Editor 0 Comments Klein, leaks, TEPCO, water

TEPCO consultant Dale Klein told Der Spiegel that the ongoing water crisis at Fukushima Daiichi will be an ongoing problem

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New Fukushima Tank Leaks, Levels As High As 1.8 Sv/h

August 31, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, leaks, tank

Tepco announced three more tank leaks at Daiichi. Two are actually existing tank leaks that have worsened and one is

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What Must Be Done To Save Fukushima & The Pacific

August 29, 2013 Editor 3 Comments bypass, fukushima, leaks, Rokkasho, solidifying, solutions, viscosity, water

Since the admission by TEPCO that the plant has been leaking for the last 2+ years and that it continues

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How Fukushima Leaks

August 26, 2013August 25, 2013 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, leaks, water

The mainstream media, late to the game has confused the leaking at Fukushima. Some reported as it if has not

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Fatal Flaws In Fukushima Radioactive Water Tanks Found

August 25, 2013 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, leaks, METI, nuclear, tanks

TEPCO has given out more information about the design of 300+ tanks being used on site to hold highly radioactive

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NRA: TEPCO Reckless, Failed To Keep Records Amid New Leaks

August 23, 2013 Editor 0 Comments leaks, NRA, tanks, TEPCO, water

NRA officials accused TEPCO of being reckless in relation to the discovery of highly radioactive water leaks at the plant.

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New Leaks Found, Ocean Contamination Confirmed At Fukushima

August 22, 2013 Editor 0 Comments contamination, leaks, tank

Two new tank leaks have been found at Fukushima Daiichi in another group of tanks. High radiation levels were found

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Fukushima Contaminated Water May Have Leaked To The Sea

August 21, 2013 Editor 0 Comments canal, ditch, drainage, fukushima, leaks, pacific, tanks

TEPCO now admits that highly contaminated water from a holding tank may have leaked to the sea. Recent handouts show

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Tank Leak At Daiichi; More Failures To Come, Direct Route To The Sea

August 20, 2013August 20, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, failure, fukushima, leaks, tank

TEPCO reported a leaking tank yesterday that initially sounded like nothing new. They have had minor leaks in these tanks

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Fuku Leaks

August 12, 2013 Editor 0 Comments leaks, TEPCO, water

Now that the truth is at least partially public knowledge, the Japanese government is stepping in to help at Fukushima

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TEPCO Releases Unit 3 Radiation Levels, Shows New Problem

July 24, 2013 Editor 0 Comments leaks, reactor well, refueling floor, unit 3

TEPCO published this new document today that includes more radiation readings for the reactor well of unit 3. These new

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Where & How Fukushima Daiichi Leaks

July 12, 2013 Editor 0 Comments contaminated, fukushima, leaks, nuclear, radiation, water

After the new round of contaminated water leaks were admitted by TEPCO, we revisited the technical design of the buildings

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Unit 1 Access Hatch Inspection Gives Clues

April 23, 2013 Editor 0 Comments disaster, fukushima, hatch, HPCI, leaks, nuclear, steam, unit 1

TEPCO sent a pair of robots in to inspect the personnel access hatch for unit 1 recently. Upon reviewing the

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Strontium 90 Will Contaminate Coastal Groundwater In 10 Years

April 21, 2013April 21, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, disaster, fukushima, leaks, nuclear, ponds, TEPCO, water

Strontium 90 found to be leaking out of the ponds installed by TEPCO is expected to contaminate the coastal groundwater

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Fukushima Daiichi Technical Update Report

April 17, 2013April 17, 2013 Editor 0 Comments disaster, fish, fukushima, leaks, nuclear, pond, rat, TEPCO, water

TEPCO has begun pumping water out of the number 2 pond at the plant to above ground tanks. TEPCO cites

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How TEPCO Manages A Disaster

April 12, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, disaster, fukushima, leaks, nuclear, TEPCO, water

This is how TEPCO solves a highly radioactive water leak. These pipes are part of the pond system that was

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Water Leaks At Daiichi Expose New Widescale Failures At TEPCO

April 11, 2013April 11, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, disaster, fukushima, leaks, nuclear, TEPCO, water

The extent of the problems at Fukushima Daiichi has come to light in the past few weeks as multiple failures

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TEPCO To Remove Water From Ponds By June

April 10, 2013 Editor 0 Comments disaster, fukushima, leaks, nuclear, ponds, tanks, TEPCO, water

TEPCO announced a big press conference to be held out at J Village. So far the only report out of this

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More Problems Come To Light At Fukushima Daiichi

April 9, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, disaster, fukushima, leaks, maeda, nuclear, TEPCO

More information has come out today in relation to the pond failures and leaks at Fukushima Daiichi. Third confirmed pond

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Pond Liner Used At Fukushima Daiichi Equal To Trash Bag Plastic

April 8, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, disaster, fukushima, leaks, nuclear, ponds, tanks

Asahi Shimbun mentions in one of their reports on the pond tank leakage at Fukushima Daiichi that the HDPE plastic

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Company Involved In Decontamination Scandal Built Daiichi Pit Tanks

April 8, 2013 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, disaster, fukushima, leaks, maeda, nuclear, tanks, water

The company that built the now leaking pit tanks at Fukushima Daiichi was also involved in the recent scandal involving

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Challenges Again Face Fukushima Daiichi

September 11, 2012 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, hoses, leaks, nuclear, plant status

Both NHK and Asahi Shimbun are reporting some bits of the ongoing challenge at the plant. NHK is reporting that

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