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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Spent Fuel Pool Inspected

June 18, 2020 Editor 0 Comments daiichi, fukushima, inspection, robot, spent fuel pool, unit 2

An inspection of unit 2’s spent fuel pool has been completed. This is what they found. The work was completed

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Unit 1 Containment Cutting Resumes

Work to cut a hole in personnel door into containment resumes.

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SimplyInfo.org; Unit 1 Interim Report 2019

October 28, 2019October 31, 2019 Editor 0 Comments 2019, Containment, daiichi, fukushima, inspections, reactor well, report, robot, unit 1

A number of new events tied to unit 1 have taken place. These lend new insight into the initial disaster

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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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Fukushima Unit 1 Upcoming Inspection; What You Need To Know

March 31, 2019 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, inspection, robot, rov. 2019, unit 1

TEPCO and the various entities tasked with dealing with the disaster clean up at Fukushima Daiichi have announced details of

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Fukushima Unit 2 Refueling Floor Inspection Results

August 6, 2018August 5, 2018 Editor 0 Comments 2018, fukushima, inspection, radiation, readings, refueling floor, robot, unit 2

We reported in late July that TEPCO would take additional readings inside unit 2’s refueling floor level. Those readings have now

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Fuel Residue Found In Fukushima Unit 3

July 22, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, Corium, fukushima, inspection, pedestal, robot, ROV, sunfish, unit 3

TEPCO has announced that they have found what they believe is fuel residues inside the pedestal area of unit 3.

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Fukushima Unit 3 Containment Inspection Starts With A Surprise

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 Editor 0 Comments 2017, Containment, fukushima, inspection, pedestal, robot, ROV, sunfish, unit 3

TEPCO announced that the containment inspections for unit 3 will start today. This will include a more direct inspection than

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Radiation Imaging Drone Introduced At Fukushima Daiichi

February 20, 2017 Editor 0 Comments 3d image, fukushima, gamma camera, quadcopter, RISER, robot, unit 3

A new quadcopter drone has been introduced for use at Fukushima Daiichi. The RISER quadcopter is currently in use to

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Scorpion Dies In Fukushima Unit 2, Sends Back Data

February 17, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, inspection, robot, scorpion, unit 2

While the press reported Scorpion’s mission as a failure, it did provide useful data before being abandoned. The robot appears

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Scorpion Enters Fukushima Unit 2

February 16, 2017 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, pedestal, robot, scorpion, unit 2

The Scorpion robot entered Fukushima unit 2 containment today and sent back a set of images. TEPCO’s reporting was scant

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Pmorph Robot Prepares For Fukushima Unit 1 Entry

February 15, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, hitachi, inspection, pedestal, pmorph, robot, unit 1

An improved version of the Hitachi shape changing robot previously used at unit 1 has been unveiled by IRID. The

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Scorpion Robot To Make Suicide Mission Inside Fukushima Unit 2

February 12, 2017 Editor 0 Comments 2017, Containment, february, fukushima, inspection, robot, scorpion, unit 2

Asahi Shimbun has announced that the Scorpion robot (aka: Sasori) will attempt to enter unit 2’s containment structure by the

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Fukushima Unit 2 High Radiation Damages New Robot

February 9, 2017 Editor 0 Comments camera, Containment, failure, fukushima, inspection, robot, unit 2

Preparation work with a cleaning robot was abruptly abandoned today. This cleaning robot was preparing an area for the Scorpion robot to

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Fukushima Unit 2 Robot May Not Go In Due To Dangerous Conditions

February 3, 2017 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, pedestal, robot, scope, scorpion, unit 2

TEPCO released further information on the scope inspection of unit 2. This included confirmation that our previous estimations of the

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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Starts Jan 18th

January 17, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, inspection, robot, scope, unit 2

TEPCO relayed verbally in the Monday press conference that the initial phase of the inspection of unit 2 containment will

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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection, What You Need To Know

January 2, 2017 Editor 0 Comments Containment, daiichi, fukushima, inspection, pedestal, robot, scorpion, unit 2

IRID released a report late in December, 2016 that outlines in great detail, the technical tasks involved in the upcoming

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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection To Happen Early 2017

September 6, 2016 Editor 0 Comments 2017, Containment, fukushima, robot, unit 2

Asahi Shimbun is reporting that TEPCO has announced they would begin the robotic containment inspection of unit 2’s containment in

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Fukushima R&D To Weld Containment Equipment Hatch Closed

August 1, 2016July 31, 2016 Editor 0 Comments equipment, fukushima, hatch, IRID, robot, welding

From the IRID 2015 report, there is a research plan to weld shut the containment equipment hatches from the inside.

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Research Towards High Radiation Robots For Fukushima

March 28, 2016March 26, 2016 Editor 0 Comments 2016, fukushima, Iwaki, JAEA, radiation, research, robot

One of the largest challenges in the effort to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi disaster site is developing robotic technology to

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New Plan To Inspect Fukushima Unit 1 Unveiled

January 31, 2016January 31, 2016 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, inspection, IRID, robot, shape changing, unit 1

IRID has published a new plan to complete phase 2 of the robot containment inspection of unit 1 at Fukushima

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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Postponed Further

January 28, 2016 Editor 0 Comments 2016, Containment, crd, fukushima, inspection, robot, unit 2

TEPCO is reporting that the effort to put a robot into unit 2’s containment has been delayed further. Work to

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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 3 3D Torus Scans Begin

December 21, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, 3d, fukushima, inspection, robot, torus, unit 3

3D inspections of the unit 3 torus room are set to begin December 22nd. This work is expected to investigate

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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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Fukushima Unit 1 TIPS Inspection Done, High Radiation Found

November 3, 2015April 26, 2017 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, inspection, radiation, robot, TIPS, unit 1

A new inspection attempt of the unit 1 TIPS room has been completed between September and October of 2015. TEPCO

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Fukushima Unit 2 Deadly Radiation Levels Found Outside Containment

October 30, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Containment, crd, fukushima, radiation, robot, unit 2

TEPCO admitted to JapanTimes via Jiji that a deadly high level of radiation was found outside of unit 2’s containment.

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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 2 Containment Inspection Rescheduled For November

August 7, 2015October 30, 2015 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, inspection, novemeber, pcv, robot, unit 2

The containment robot inspection of unit 2 has been rescheduled for November. Efforts to remove shielding blocks around the X-6

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Fukushima Unit 2 Probe Delayed By Stuck Shielding Blocks

July 31, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Containment, crd, fukushima, hatch, robot, unit 2, x6

A row of shielding blocks were rusted to a floor rail, causing a delay in the work at unit 2

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New Fukushima Daiichi Robot Changes Approach

June 11, 2015 Editor 0 Comments autonomous, Chiba, drone, fukushima, robot

Yet another robot has been introduced for use at Fukushima Daiichi. This one is significantly different. The unnamed six propeller

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IRID Shows Off New Robot To Help With Containment Inspections At Fukushima Daiichi

June 4, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Containment, daiichi, fukushima, IRID, robot, shield blocks, tembo

IRID has announced a new robot to help access the containment structures at Fukushima Daiichi. The new robot named TEMBO

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Fukushima Unit 1 Inspection Work Completed

April 20, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, fukushima, robot, unit 1 containment

TEPCO has announced that they have completed all of the work they can do on the unit 1 containment robot

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Second Fukushima Unit 1 Robot Investigation Complete

April 18, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, Containment, fukushima, robot, unit 1

TEPCO/IRID released a very small selection of video clips from the second investigation that took place over two days along

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2nd Robot Enters Fukushima Unit 1 Containment

April 15, 2015 Editor 0 Comments 2015, Containment, fukushima, inspection, robot, second, unit 1

TEPCO is reporting that the second robot has been put into containment and made 6 of the 11 data stops

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Report On Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection 2015

April 14, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, inspection, radiation, report, robot, unit 1

Hitachi’s shape changing robot (at least one of them, they have more) is abandoned and dead inside the containment of

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Fukushima Containment Robot To Be Abandoned Inside

April 12, 2015 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, hitachi, robot, unit 1

TEPCO announced that the robot stuck in containment will not be recovered. They will send a team into the reactor

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Fukushima Unit 1 Robot Still Transmitting Data

April 11, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, robot, unit 1

Asahi Shimbun is reporting that the robot stranded inside unit 1 containment is still transmitting data. This rules out radiation

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Fukushima Unit 1 Robot Failure, What We Know So Far

April 11, 2015 Editor 0 Comments Containment, fukushima, robot, unit 1

Per Yahoo News Japan, the robot died about 2/3 of the way through the planned route. Specifics about what kind

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Fukushima Unit 1 Robot Dies In Containment During Inspection

April 10, 2015 Editor 0 Comments fukushima, inspection, robot, unit 1

Kyodo News is reporting the robot died inside unit 1’s containment during the inspection. It stopped functioning part way through

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