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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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SimplyInfo.org; Annual Report – Units 4, 5 & 6

March 16, 2020March 13, 2020 Editor 0 Comments 4, 5, 6, 9th anniversary, annual report, Fukushima Daiichi, reactor, simplyinfo.org

This is one section of our annual report, the full report can be found here. We will be posting a

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Onagawa Nuclear Plant Given Restart Permission

February 26, 2020 Editor 0 Comments 2020, miyagi, nuclear plant, Onagawa, reactor, restart

The Onagawa nuclear plant north of Fukushima Daiichi has been given permission to restart by Japan’s nuclear regulator. The plant’s

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Fukushima Unit 1 Reactor Well Inspection Results

September 4, 2019September 3, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, inspection, reactor, robot, robots, unit 1, well

The inspection of the unit 1 reactor well began in July, continuing into the end of August. A trio of

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TEPCO Confirms Fuel Microparticles At Daiichi Reactors

July 1, 2019 Editor 0 Comments black stuff, cesium balls, daiichi, fukushima, glass, glass balls, microparticles, reactor, uranium

TEPCO has confirmed new details about the existence of fuel microparticles at the three reactors that suffered meltdowns. Deeper detail

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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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Japanese Government Plans New Nuclear Reactor In Secret

December 2, 2016 Editor 0 Comments fast, japan, monju, nuclear, planned, reactor

The Asahi Shimbun has outed a closed door meeting between the current Japanese government and parties within the nuclear industry.

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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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Japan Sees Another Reactor Permanently Shut Down

March 27, 2016March 26, 2016 Editor 0 Comments Ikata, japan, reactor, restarts, shutdown

The Ikata unit 1 reactor will be permanently shut down. The nearly 40 year old reactor needs 200 billion yen

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New Meltdown Byproduct Found Far From Fukushima Daiichi

February 4, 2016 Editor 0 Comments black stuff, cesium, debris, fukushima, glass, meltdown, particles, reactor, spheres

Another type of material has been found by researchers that is tied to the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi. We have

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Foxes Invade Fukushima Unit 2 Reactor Building

December 28, 2015 Editor 0 Comments fox, fukushima, reactor, unit 2

TEPCO reported finding foxes have invaded the unit 2 reactor building. The plant has had problems with rats in the

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Japan NRA Moves TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa To Front Of The Restart Line

August 16, 2015 Editor 0 Comments japan, Kashiwazaki Kariwa, reactor, restarts, TEPCO

Japan’s NRA has put two reactors at the Kashwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant on their “priority” list for restart screenings. The

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Japan’s Nuclear Restarts; BWR Restart Following Extended Shutdown Report

July 16, 2015September 2, 2015 Editor 0 Comments aging, dean, inspection, japan, nuclear, reactor, report, restarts

BWR RESTART FOLLOWING EXTENDED SHUTDOWN By Dean Wilkie All of the reactors in Japan were shut down subsequent to the

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Takahama Reactor Restarts Appeal Rejected By Court

May 19, 2015 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, japan, nuclear, reactor, restarts, Takahama

The restart attempt of the nuclear reactors at the Takahama plant in Japan has again been rejected by the courts.

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Fukushima Unit 1 Reactor Well Cover Dislodged

December 3, 2014 Editor 0 Comments concrete, cover, reactor, reactor well, unit 1

TEPCO showed in a handout that got little attention that the concrete reactor well cover for unit 1 is dislodged.

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Fukushima Unit 3 Dust Disperal Hints At Accident Events

September 23, 2014 Editor 0 Comments contamination, fukushima, reactor, unit 3

TEPCO’s report on contaminated dust dispersal that ended up contaminating rice fields north of the damaged nuclear site may indicate

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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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Cracked Belgian Reactors May Be Retired, Same Risk at 22 Nuclear Plants Worldwide

August 22, 2014 Editor 0 Comments belgian, cracks, doel, reactor, rotterdam, US

Two Belgian reactors are receiving continued investigations into the structural cracking problems of their reactor vessels. The steel reactor vessels

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Fukushima Unit 5 Continues Alternate Cooling

July 12, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, reactor, spent fuel pool, temperatures, unit 5, unit 6

Unit 5 continues to operate on shared cooling with the reactor vessel. Graphs of hourly temperature data pulled today show

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Fukushima Unit 5 Reactor Temperature Rises

July 10, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, reactor, repair, spent fuel pool, temperature, unit 5, valve

TEPCO’s statements earlier this week that they would use a back and forth method of cooling the spent fuel pool

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UK Reactor Shut Down 5 Months Without Informing Public

April 1, 2014April 1, 2014 Editor 0 Comments dungeness, nuclear, public disclosure, reactor, UK

The Dungeness nuclear power plant was shut down for 5 months to deal with inadequate flood protection issues. What is

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Unit 3 Fukushima Daiichi Reactor Data

December 31, 2013 Editor 0 Comments Data, fukushima, nuclear, reactor, unit 3

There have been a number of unsubstantiated rumors going around about “new problems” at unit 3. Information is always better

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Oi Reactor Shuts Down, Japan Nuke Free, Typhoon Bears Down On Fukushima

September 15, 2013 Editor 0 Comments free, nuclear, Oi, reactor, typhoon

The last operating nuclear reactor in Japan has shut down, leaving Japan again nuclear power free. Last year Japan briefly

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Reactor Restarts & Why TEPCO Should Die To Spare Japan

July 8, 2013July 8, 2013 Editor 0 Comments Barbara Judge, daiichi, disaster, fukushima, Kashiwazaki Kariwa, Niigata, nuclear, reactor, restarts, TEPCO

TEPCO has started another PR effort. The current president of TEPCO met with local mayors near Kashiwazaki Kariwa, the nuclear

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US Nuclear Plant Cracks Reactor Vessel

May 17, 2013May 17, 2013 Editor 0 Comments crack, Harris, nuclear, PWR, reactor, US, vessel

The Sharon Harris nuclear plant admitted to having a crack in the reactor vessel. The 1/4 crack did not penetrate

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Radball To Be Used To Map Hot Spots In Fukushima Reactors

May 16, 2013 Editor 0 Comments contamination, disaster, fukushima, hot spots, nuclear, radball, reactor

A strange looking device will be used to map the radiation in the Fukushima reactors. The device can detect radiation

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US Petition To Revoke BWR Reactor Licenses

April 9, 2013 Editor 0 Comments BWR, fukushima, GE, general electric, NRC, petition, reactor

Beyond Nuclear filed a petition in March 2013 requesting the NRC revoke the operating licenses of the GE BWR reactors

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TEPCO Announces Plan To Look At Reactor Vessel In Unit 2

March 4, 2013 Editor 0 Comments crd, daiichi, disaster, fukushima, nuclear, pedestal, reactor, rpv, scope, unit 1

TEPCO announced a plan that should enable them to look inside unit 2 and inspect the reactor vessel directly.  TEPCO

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Japan Unlikely To Restart Nuclear Plants This Year

March 4, 2013 Editor 0 Comments abe, disaster, fukushima, japan, NRA, nuclear, reactor, restart

The combination of new safety rules being implemented this July and the need to upgrade plants has caused all of

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More US Nuclear Plants May Be Shut Down

February 7, 2013 Editor 0 Comments nuclear, reactor, shutdown, US

The Crystal River nuclear plant was formally started on the permanent shut down process this week. It may not stop

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Regulator 99% Sure Cracks In Belgian Reactors Are Manufacturing Flaws

October 1, 2012 Editor 0 Comments belgian, cracks, doel, reactor, tihange

We previously reported a list of 10 US reactors and 21 worldwide that may have the same flaws as the

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Monticello Nuclear Plant Failure & Water Loss Incident

September 26, 2012 Editor 0 Comments failure, MN, Monticello, reactor, US

The Monticello nuclear plant that sits about 40 miles from downtown Minneapolis had another failure Tuesday. While the reactor was

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Cooper Nuclear Station Running Without Emergency Generators

August 28, 2012September 3, 2012 Editor 0 Comments cooper, reactor, US

Cooper Nuclear Station, a one unit GE Mark 1 reactor, just like the units at Fukushima was fully operating at

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Belgian Possible Cracked Vessel Problem At 10 US Reactors (With List)

August 11, 2012December 15, 2015 Editor 0 Comments belgium, cracks, reactor, rotterdam, US

Belgian officials earlier this week announced that the reactor vessel at the Doel nuclear plant, unit 3 was found to

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21 Nuclear Reactors May Have Failing Reactor Vessels

August 8, 2012 Editor 0 Comments belgian, cracks, doel, reactor, rotterdam

The Belgian Doel 3 nuclear reactor was put into an extended shutdown after possible cracks were found in the reactor

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Media Picks Up On Risks At Oi

June 22, 2012 Editor 0 Comments japan, Oi, reactor, restarts

The media has picked up on the risks at the Oi nuclear plant in Japan. Our report on the real

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Japan Reactor Restarts = Power Company “Corporate Welfare”

June 2, 2012 Editor 0 Comments reactor, restarts

The national government is pushing hard to restart the Oi reactors in Japan. Pressure is being put on various involved

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NISA Finds New Quake Risk Concerns At Oi & Tsuruga

May 17, 2012May 16, 2012 Editor 0 Comments earthquake, faults, nuclear, Oi, reactor, tsuruga

NISA has discovered that part of the slope near the Oi reactors could collapse in an earthquake. KEPCO says they

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Reactor Restarts Come Down To Money

May 14, 2012May 14, 2012 Editor 0 Comments Oi, reactor, restarts

The local assembly of Oi town has voted to approve the restart of the Oi reactors. The assembly cited economic

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GAO Slams US Nuclear Decommissioning Fund & NRC

May 9, 2012 Editor 0 Comments decommissioning, reactor, US

The US Government Accountability Office has slammed the NRC and the reactor decommissioning fund claiming the fund is inadequate as

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