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Fukushima Unit 1-2 Vent Tower Progress Update

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, removal, unit 1 2 vent tower, vent tower

The unit 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi is the most dangerous location on site outside of the reactor buildings.

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How Work To Remove A Radioactive Tower At Fukushima Daiichi Went Wrong

June 12, 2019June 11, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, cutting, decommissioning, fukushima, removal, unit 1, unit 2, vent tower

Measure twice, cut once. Work to remove the highly contaminated units 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi took an unfortunate

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Fukushima Unit 2 Spent Fuel Removal Plan May Drastically Change

June 10, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, decommissioning, removal, spent fuel, unit 2

TEPCO previously announced their plan for removing spent fuel from unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This involved removing the roof

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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1-2 Vent Tower Removal Starts

Originally scheduled for May 20th. This event has now been postponed to some time in June.

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Fukushima Unit 2 Refueling Floor Work Progresses, Poses Risks

July 26, 2018July 25, 2018 Editor 0 Comments 2018, Demolition, equipment, fukushima, refueling floor, removal, robots, spent fuel, unit 2

Work has begun on the unit 2 refueling floor at Fukushima Daiichi. Previously, TEPCO installed a controlled building on the

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Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Removal To Start Fall Of 2018

July 25, 2018July 24, 2018 Editor 0 Comments 2018, fukushima, removal, spent fuel, unit 3

TEPCO has installed the fuel removal cover building on unit 3, but not without some glitches. An inverter that controls

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TEPCO Has A Plan For Some Of The More Dangerous Work At Daiichi

July 24, 2018July 23, 2018 Editor 0 Comments cutting, dismantling, fukushima, removal, unit 1, unit 2, vent tower

One of the most dangerous places at Fukushima Daiichi may undergo work to reduce the ongoing risk. Soon after the

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Fukushima Fuel Debris Research Update

June 27, 2018June 26, 2018 Editor 0 Comments arm, fuel debris, fukushima, removal, research, x-6

TEPCO released a periodic update on the research towards removing the fuel debris from the reactors. The report contained some

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The Plans For Fukushima Fuel Removal 2018

March 26, 2018March 25, 2018 Editor 0 Comments decommissioning, fuel debris, inspection, removal, research, sample

TEPCO and the associated research & decommissioning authorities recently published a new report outlining the effort to collect the remains

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SimplyInfo.org: Fukushima Reactors Face More Setbacks

October 4, 2017 Editor 0 Comments cover, decommissioning, fukushima, muon, removal, roof, simplyinfo, unit 1, unit 2, unit 3

TEPCO and the decommissioning authorities have reported on the ongoing delays at Fukushima Daiichi. As we reviewed these reports we

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Authority Confirms Dry Removal Plan For Fukushima Daiichi

July 6, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Corium, daiichi, decommissioning, dry, fuel, fukushima, method, removal

The decommissioning authority (NDF) for Fukushima Daiichi has confirmed they will likely use a method to attempt to remove melted

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H4 Tank Farm Removed At Fukushima Daiichi

May 30, 2017 Editor 0 Comments 2017, farm, fukushima, h4, removal, tank

The notorious H4 tank farm at Fukushima Daiichi has been completely removed. TEPCO mentions that this included some soil remediation

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The Semi-Secret Plan To Tunnel Under Fukushima Daiichi

March 10, 2017March 9, 2017 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, decommissioning, fuel, fukushima, removal, tunnel, underground

Quietly buried in technical reports was this interesting plan. Researchers have developed a method to tunnel under the reactor buildings

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Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Removal Completed

November 11, 2016November 11, 2016 Editor 0 Comments 2016, complete, cover, fukushima, removal, unit 1

TEPCO has reported that the last sections of the cover over unit 1 have been removed. The next phase is

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Fukushima Workers Removing Tanks Receive High Radiation Exposures

April 18, 2016April 15, 2016 Editor 0 Comments exposure, eye, fukushima, H1, H2, radiation, removal, tanks, worker

Workers dismantling bolt together tanks at Fukushima Daiichi received high radiation doses to the eye during their work. TEPCO did

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Details On Fukushima Tritium Removal System

February 19, 2016February 7, 2016 Editor 0 Comments 2016, fukushima, kurion, removal, tritium

Kurion’s tritium removal system is inching closer to implementation. Bloomberg has some information on how the system will work. A

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Fukushima Unit 3 Spent Fuel Removal Work Begins

January 19, 2016 Editor 0 Comments building, cover, fukushima, removal, robot, spent fuel, toshiba, unit 3

The process to remove the spent fuel from the pool at unit 3 will be a long term project but

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Fukushima Unit 1 Roof Mostly Removed

October 1, 2015 Editor 0 Comments building, cover, fukushima, removal, roof, unit 1

TEPCO has removed most of the roof from the cover building of unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi. This work began

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Fukushima Unit 2 Shield Blocks Removed

October 1, 2015 Editor 0 Comments blocks, crd, fukushima, hatch, removal, robot, shield, unit 2

TEPCO has reported via their Facebook page that the stuck shield blocks in unit 2 have been removed. These shielding

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Fukushima Unit 3 Fuel Crane Removed From Spent Fuel Pool

August 2, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, august, fhm, fuel crane, fukushima, removal, unit 3

TEPCO successfully removed the fuel handling crane from the spent fuel pool on August 2nd amid problems with fog. The

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Fukushima Unit 3 Crane To Be Removed From Pool August 2nd

July 28, 2015July 28, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, crane, fukushima, removal, spent fuel pool, unit 3

The remains of the unit 3 fuel handling crane will be removed from the spent fuel pool August 2nd. TEPCO

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Fukushima Unit 3 Fuel Crane To Be Removed This Week

July 28, 2015July 27, 2015 Editor 0 Comments crane, removal, spent fuel pool, unit 3

TEPCO plans to remove the remains of the fuel crane from the pool this week using a special pair of

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Fukushima Unit 3 Decommissioning Plan Released

July 8, 2015July 7, 2015 Editor 0 Comments building, crane, decommissioning, fukushima, nuclear, removal, spent fuel pool, unit 3

TEPCO released significant new information about the plan and progress for dealing with unit 3’s spent fuel pool. The report

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Fukushima Daiichi Tank Dismantling Explained

June 24, 2015June 23, 2015 Editor 0 Comments bolt together tanks, daiichi, fukushima, removal, storage

TEPCO provided more information about how they will go about taking down the many bolt together tanks at the disaster

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TEPCO Begins Tank Removal Work At Fukushima Daiichi

June 19, 2015 Editor 0 Comments bolt together tanks, daiichi, fukushima, H1, H2, removal

Work began in late May to remove some of the bolt together tanks at Fukushima Daiichi. The bolt together tanks

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Fukushima Unit 5 Fuel Removed From Reactor

May 13, 2015May 13, 2015 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, removal, spent fuel, TEPCO, unit 5

The fuel assemblies that have been inside the unit 5 reactor vessel since the 2011 disaster have all been moved

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Fukushima Melted Fuel Removal Process Being Reconsidered

March 12, 2015 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fuel, fukushima, IRID, melted, plan, removal

The Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation is reconsidering the approach to be used for removing melted fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. The early

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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 Fuel Removal To Start Within Year

March 5, 2015 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, removal, spent fuel, unit 3

TEPCO told Yomiuri Shimbun that they expect to begin removing spent fuel at the unit 3 reactor within the 2015

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Fukushima Unit 4; 26 fuel assemblies left to go

December 15, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, removal, spent fuel, unit 4

Unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi has had 1507 fuel assemblies removed. The remaining fuel assemblies in the pool are all

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1419 Fuel Assemblies Removed Fukushima Unit 4

December 1, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fuel, fukushima, removal, unit 4

1419 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. 114 assemblies left to move, with these being

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All Spent Fuel Out Of Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4

November 5, 2014 Editor 0 Comments completed, fukushima, removal, spent fuel, unit 4

TEPCO announced they have removed all of the spent fuel from unit 4. They did not provide details about the

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Fukushima Unit 4; 11 Spent Fuel Assemblies Left To Remove From Pool

October 20, 2014October 20, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, removal, spent fuel, unit 4

There are now 11 spent fuel assembles left in the damaged unit 4 spent fuel pool. The other remaining assemblies

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Fukushima Unit 1 Cover Removal Delayed To Late October

October 15, 2014 Editor 0 Comments cover, fukushima, removal, unit 1

47 News is reporting that TEPCO will delay the removal of the cover on unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi until

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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4; 1298 Assemblies Removed

October 15, 2014October 15, 2014 Editor 0 Comments assemblies, Fukushima Daiichi, removal, spent fuel, unit 4

Unit 4 spent fuel removal is at 1298 assemblies removed as of this week. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article would not be

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1276 Fuel Assemblies Removed From Unit 4 Fukushima Daiichi

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, removal, spent fuel pool, unit 4

1276 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool at Fukushima Daiichi. Work resumed after an

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1254 Fuel Assemblies Removed From Fukushima Unit 4

September 17, 2014 Editor 0 Comments Fukushima Daiichi, removal, spent fuel pool, unit 4

TEPCO reported that as of September 16, 2014 they have removed 1254 fuel assemblies from unit 4’s fuel pool. This

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Fukushima Refueling Machine Portion Falls In Spent Fuel Pool

August 29, 2014 Editor 0 Comments crane, daiichi, fall, fukushima, refueling, removal, spent fuel pool, unit 3

TEPCO is reporting that the console portion of the refueling machine that fell into the spent fuel pool of unit 3

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TEPCO To Begin Unit 3 Crane Removal From Spent Fuel Pool

August 26, 2014August 26, 2014 Editor 0 Comments crane, daiichi, fukushima, removal, spent fuel pool, unit 3

A brief note in the daily reports mentioned that TEPCO will be pausing cooling to the unit 3 spent fuel

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Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Fuel Removal Suspended For 3 Months

July 1, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, removal, spent fuel, suspended, unit 4

TEPCO announced that work to remove spent fuel from the unit 4 fuel pool will be suspended for 3 months.

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TEPCO Submits Plan For Fuel Removal At Unit 3 Fukushima Daiichi

June 30, 2014June 29, 2014 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, removal, spent fuel, unit 3

TEPCO submitted plans to the NRA for spent fuel removal from unit 3. This included more detail on how they

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