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Japan’s Nuclear Safety Rules Found To Be Flawed

December 7, 2020 Editor 0 Comments earthquake, ground, japan, motion, NRA, nuclear, ohi, Oi, plant, reactor, Regulator, restarts

A Japanese court found that Japan’s nuclear regulator’s decision to allow the Oi nuclear plant to restart was unreasonable and

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TEPCO’s Magic Truck

November 10, 2017November 6, 2017 Editor 0 Comments FLEX, Kashiwazaki Kariwa, NRA, pump, TEPCO, truck

TEPCO recently presented a pump truck concept to Japan’s nuclear regulator (NRA). The company is trying to use this concept

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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Update; September 25, 2017

September 25, 2017 Editor 0 Comments court, daiichi, evacuation, evacuees, futaba, Kashiwazaki Kariwa, NRA, road, spent fuel, TEPCO, zone

A number of individual events have taken place recently. We review them here. Communities rebuilding after the 3-11 earthquake have

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8 Japan Nuclear Reactors At High Risk Of Volcano Damage, NRA Confirms

September 19, 2017 Editor 0 Comments ash, japan, NRA, nuclear, reactor, risk, volcano

We outlined concerns about this back in 2014. It started with the Sendai nuclear reactors and their risk for damage

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NRA Puts Stop To Plan To Reuse Contaminated Soil

January 10, 2017 Editor 0 Comments contaminated, environment, fukushima, NRA, roads, soil

Japan’s Environment Ministry had a plan. They were going to solve the problem of the massive piles of radioactive soil

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Frozen Wall Failures Signal Drastic Changes at Fukushima Daiichi

December 28, 2016 Editor 0 Comments frozen wall, fukushima, land side, NRA

Recent meetings that included TEPCO and Japan’s NRA debated the impact of the frozen wall on groundwater levels at the

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NRA Tells TEPCO To Reduce Radioactive Water In Reactor Buildings At Fukushima

July 20, 2016 Editor 0 Comments buildings, fukushima, NRA, reactor, water

NRA has instructed TEPCO to deal with the radioactive water in the reactor building basements at Fukushima Daiichi. The request

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Ex NRA Head Blasts Japan’s Nuclear Safety Screening

June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 Editor 0 Comments Calculation, Design Basis, earthquake, japan, kyushu, NRA, nuclear, Regulator, Standards

Former regulator and seismologist Kunihiko Shimazaki blasted the current safety screening methods being used by Japan’s NRA. He cites that the

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Chubu Power Wants To Restart Damaged Reactor

June 9, 2016 Editor 0 Comments chubu, condenser, hamaoka, NRA, restart, seawater, unit 5

The Hamaoka nuclear plant sits near one of the most dangerous earthquake faults in Japan. If this wasn’t concerning enough,

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Kyushu Earthquake Showed Japan’s Govt. Still Flounders With Truth

April 27, 2016 Editor 0 Comments IAEA, kyushu, nhk, NRA

There has been a bit of a shake up at Japan’s nuclear regulator, the NRA. The IAEA issued a report

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Kyushu Earthquakes Expose Unaddressed Nuclear Reactor Risks

April 19, 2016 Editor 0 Comments 2016, damage, earthquake, ground motion, kyushu, NRA, sendai

The Kyushu region of Japan has been hit by a series of major earthquakes and aftershocks since late last week.

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Fukushima Tritium Dumping Plan More Dangerous Than Advertised

April 15, 2016April 14, 2016 Editor 0 Comments dumping, fukushima, NRA, pacific, sea, tritium

An Associated Press story made the rounds this week quoting various experts regarding potential tritium dumping at Fukushima Daiichi. Some

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TEPCO Curiously Avoids Prosecution On Contaminated Water Leak

April 4, 2016April 3, 2016 Editor 0 Comments case, contaminated, court, drainage, INES, NRA, pacific, prosecution, tanks, TEPCO, water

A court case that went after TEPCO for causing a major contaminated water leak, part of which leaked to the

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Fukushima; What Will The Future Be?

March 14, 2016 Editor 0 Comments 5, anniversary, evacuation, fukushima, Ikata, NRA, restarts, SDF

Many media reports tried to document the 5th anniversary of the 3-11 disaster. Some gave it superficial coverage. Others tried

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Takahama Reactor Fails Days After Restart

February 29, 2016 Editor 0 Comments japan, NRA, nuclear, restart, Takahama

An issue in the turbine systems caused unit 4 at the Takahama nuclear plant in Japan to automatically shut down just

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TEPCO And NRA Agree On Fukushima Frozen Wall Plan

February 15, 2016February 15, 2016 Editor 0 Comments 2016, frozen, fukushima, NRA, start, TEPCO, wall

TEPCO and NRA have come to an agreement to being operation of the frozen wall. TEPCO wanted to freeze the

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Fukushima Daiichi Frozen Wall Controversy Hits Stalemate

February 10, 2016 Editor 0 Comments frozen wall, fukuleaks, fukushima, NRA, simplyinfo.org, TEPCO

The NRA in Japan has put a stop to implementation of the frozen wall. Our ongoing reporting on the frozen

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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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Sakurajima Alert Raised To 5, Other Signs Of Possible Eruption

August 19, 2015August 19, 2015 Editor 0 Comments japan, NRA, nuclear, restart, sakurijima, sendai, volcano

UPDATE: Volcanic gas found bubbling up in the water 5km from the volcano. Image of the eruptions below from FNN.

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Japan NRA Begins Restart Checks On Reactor Under Court Injunction Not To Run

August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Kansai, NRA, restart, Takahama, unit 3

NRA is doing pre-restart inspections on Takahama unit 3, even after the potential restart of the reactor was blocked by

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Japan First Restarted Reactor Now Under Volcano Threat

August 17, 2015August 16, 2015 Editor 0 Comments NRA, nuclear, restarts, sakurajima, sendai, volcano, warning

Scientists have tried to warn Japan’s NRA and other decision makers of the high risk for volcano danger to impact

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Sendai Prepares To Restart Amid Protests And Concerns

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015 Editor 0 Comments evacuation, NRA, restart, risk, sendai

UPDATE: AP has reported that Sendai has restarted. One of the reactors at Sendai nuclear plant prepares to restart Tuesday

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Sendai Reactor May Restart August 10th

July 26, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, august, fukushima, japan, NRA, nuclear, restart, sendai

NHK is reporting that Sendai nuclear plant may restart as early as August 10th. This also happens to be around

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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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Japan Nuclear Safety: 4000 Falsified Safety Checks & Alarm Ignored For 1 Year

February 5, 2015 Editor 0 Comments JAEA, japan, NRA, nuclear, Onagawa, Safety

JAEA ignored an alarm on a radioactive liquid waste tank for a year, allowing the waste to leak. The incident

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Multiple Safety Issues Being Ignored In Japan’s Nuclear Restart

November 6, 2014 Editor 0 Comments japan, NRA, nuclear, restart, sendai, volcano

Multiple significant safety issues are being ignored while Japan appears to be rushing into a restart of their nuclear power

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Japan Govt. Experts Expose Nuclear Plant Volcano Risk

October 21, 2014October 20, 2014 Editor 0 Comments japan, NRA, nuclear, sendai, volcano

The response from the government picked volcano expert wasn’t kind. He made it very clear that the Sendai nuclear reactors

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Sendai May Get Restart Approval, Who Has Potential To Restart

September 8, 2014 Editor 0 Comments japan, NRA, reactor, restarts, sendai

Japan’s NRA is expected to give restart approval for the Sendai nuclear plant this week. The reactors still would not

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KEPCO To Scrap 2 Reactors At Mihama Nuclear Plant

September 5, 2014 Editor 0 Comments decommissioning, KEPCO, Mihama, NRA, nuclear, plant, shut down

Asahi Shimbun announced via the Facebook page that KEPCO would be decommissioning two of the three units at Mihama nuclear

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Tsuruga #2 Reactor To Never Restart

September 4, 2014September 4, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fault, NRA, tsuruga, unit 2

Japan’s NRA declared that they would not revisit their ruling that the fault under the Tsuruga #2 reactor is active. Japanese

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NRA Nuclear Plant Volcano Study Could Take Another Year

September 2, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, japan, NRA, nuclear, plant, risk, sendai, volcano

Without saying how this might impact the potential restart of the Sendai Nuclear Plant, NRA said it would take about

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NRA Volcano Review Of Nuclear Safety Abruptly Exposes Reality

August 26, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, NRA, nuclear, risk, sendai, volcano

NRA began their review of nuclear safety related to volcano’s this week. This would be considered a good thing for

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Japan NRA To Create Panel To Explore Volcano Risks To Nuclear Plants

August 22, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, kagoshima, NRA, panel, risk, volcano

Japan’s NRA has established a panel to investigate volcano risks to nuclear plants, on the heels of their claim that

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Japan Moves Closer To Nuclear Restarts, But Who Decides?

July 17, 2014July 17, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, japan, NRA, nuclear, restarts, sendai

Japan’s NRA gave an initial approval towards the Sendai nuclear plant meeting government “safety standards”. There are still other aspects

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High Radiation Found On Seabed South Of Fukushima Daiichi

June 16, 2014June 16, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contamination, fukushima, NRA, pacific, sea bed

Contaminated soil on the sea floor was found a few kilometers south of Fukushima Daiichi. The samples were collected in

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Fukushima Ice Wall Gets Go Ahead

May 27, 2014 Editor 0 Comments approval, frozen wall, fukushima, NRA

The NRA in Japan has given the go ahead for installation of the ice wall around the reactor buildings. There

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NRA Makes Faulty Assumption About Fukushima Leaks

April 24, 2014April 23, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contaminated water, fukushima, monitoring, NRA, pacific, port

A report issued this week by the NRA cites that two monitoring points outside the plant serve as indicators for

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The Real Risks At Sendai

March 31, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, japan, NRA, nuclear, restart, sendai, volcano

The Sendai nuclear power plant located in Kagoshima Japan has been selected as the one Japanese authorities would focus on

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ALPS Still Not Meeting Targets, Operation Date Uncertain

January 14, 2014January 14, 2014 Editor 0 Comments alps, contaminated, daiichi, fukushima, NRA, toshiba, water

NRA is saying that ALPS is still not meeting the radiation removal targets claimed for the system. A problem with

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NRA Releases New Radiation Zone Maps

January 14, 2014January 14, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contamination, evacuation, fukushima, map, NRA, nuclear

The NRA has released new radiation “fly over” maps. The newest scans were done in September of 2013. They showed

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