Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Repair Research Underway
IRID announced details of work that is now underway to determine if a method for repairing the unit 2 suppression
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Drones Used To Inspect Fukushima Vent Tower
A flying quadcopter was used to attempt to inspect the Unit 1-2 vent tower at Fukushima Daiichi. The tower has
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Fukushima Vent Tower 1-2 Water Drain Sampling Results
TEPCO has successfully obtained a sample and water depth for the sump drain connected to the unit 1-2 vent tower.
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection To Happen Early 2017
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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The Big Job To Sample Water At A Fukushima Vent Stack
The effort to deal with the unit 1-2 vent stack has grown in complexity. TEPCO claims in this new work
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Something Incredible Found In Fukushima Muon Scan
As we process the information released related to the second muon scan of Fukushima Daiichi unit 2 a number of
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First Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scans Dispute New Scan Results
We reported in September 2015, the results of the Nagoya University muon scans of unit 2. These scans are less
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Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scan Not So Conclusive
TEPCO and IRID released a set of reports on the muon scan of unit 2. This is a follow up
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Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scan Shows No Fuel In Reactor
TEPCO released preliminary information from the second muon scan of unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This scan finds no fuel
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Fukushima Unit 2 Gets Mini Muon Detector
Unit 2 already had one muon scan done by Nagoya University that found no fuel to likely be in the
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Postponed Further
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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Foxes Invade Fukushima Unit 2 Reactor Building
TEPCO reported finding foxes have invaded the unit 2 reactor building. The plant has had problems with rats in the
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TEPCO Makes Two New Big Admissions On Fukushima Disaster
TEPCO has made two major admissions on the Fukushima nuclear disaster. The Japanese press has documented these two out of
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Fukushima Unit 2 High Radiation, New Images Show Cause
The extremely high radiation level admitted by TEPCO last week was given further clarification in the most recent roadmap document.
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Fukushima Unit 2 Deadly Radiation Levels Found Outside Containment
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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The Curious Case Of Two Fukushima Workers
TEPCO released a handout today providing new data on the unit 1/2 vent tower. The handout included photos from 2013
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TEPCO Says Unit 1-2 Vent Tower Probably OK For Now
TEPCO has been doing another round of inspections on the unit 1-2 vent tower. They told Mainichi they didn’t think
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Delayed To January
TEPCO announced that the problems created by the stuck shielding blocks and high radiation in the work area will require
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Fukushima Unit 2 Shield Blocks Removed
TEPCO has reported via their Facebook page that the stuck shield blocks in unit 2 have been removed. These shielding
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Researchers Confirm 100% Of Fukushima Unit 2 Core May Have Melted
Nagoya University announced that their ongoing research of the unit 2 reactor at Fukushima Daiichi has shown that 70-100% of
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Fukushima Unit 2 Containment Inspection Rescheduled For November
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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Muon Scanners For Fukushima Unit 2 Are The Wrong Size
This project was years in the planning to put a higher resolution set of muon scanners into unit 2’s buildings
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Fukushima Unit 2 Probe Delayed By Stuck Shielding Blocks
A row of shielding blocks were rusted to a floor rail, causing a delay in the work at unit 2
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Prepares For Containment Inspection
A newly released document shows progress in the effort to inspect inside unit 2’s containment. At unit 1 they went
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Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scan Information Found
Information for the unit 2 muon scan has been found. Still not released as information through any of the official
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TEPCO Under Fire For Leaks At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has again been receiving growing criticism over their handling of contaminated water at the plant. The first leak, from
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Fukushima Daiichi Another Leak, Known Since April 2014
TEPCO has admitted a second leak to the sea this week. Unit 2’s roof and downspouts have been draining directly
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Extended Report 2015
SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Report 2015 By The SimplyInfo Research Team Dean Wilkie – Author Edano San MD –
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Fukushima Unit 2 Muon Scan Scheduled For May 2015
IRID is reporting that the muon scan of unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi will begin around May 10th of 2015.
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TEPCO Admits Unit 2 Trench Concrete Work May Be Failing
NHK reports that the work to concrete in the unit 2 trench may not be working as planned. The work
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TEPCO’s Trench Saga Could Have Unintended Consequences
TEPCO has made multiple attempts to deal with the unit 2 trench full of highly contaminated water. In 2011 they
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TEPCO Declares Effort To Drain Fukushima Daiichi Unit 2 Trench Futile
TEPCO drained 200,000 liters of water out of the unit 2 trench after they declared the end near the turbine
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TEPCO Begins Draining Unit 2 Trench Of Radioactive Water
TEPCO has finally begun draining the Unit 2 trench of highly radioactive water. The trench was found to contain highly
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Fukushima Daiichi Updates From IRID Part 1
IRID released a number of progress updates in recent weeks. In this part we cover what is new information about efforts to
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IRID Shows New Robot To Inspect Fukushima Unit 2 Pedestal
IRID reports progress on the new robot that will be used to attempt to look inside the reactor pedestal of
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Fukushima Unit 2 Subdrain Has Larger Problem
In recent weeks TEPCO began reporting about high radiation readings in subdrain pits near the reactor buildings. TEPCO’s original intention was
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What May Be Causing The New Reactor Building Leak At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO admitted last week that some subdrain pit wells at the Fukushima Daiichi plant showed a large increase in contamination.
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Tsuruga #2 Reactor To Never Restart
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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Fukushima Unit 2 Torus Room Inspection
Hitachi GE conducted robot investigations into unit 2’s torus room on July 17th. The main focus of the work was
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Fukushima Trench Freezing Failures & Tactics Technical Report
Update: Added table of sea water data at the end and another TEPCO handout on the work released this week.
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