Workers Enter Fukushima Electrical Room In Socks, Get Contaminated
This unusual event at Fukushima Daiichi took place in early June. Workers entered a 2nd floor electrical room in the
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TEPCO Begins Concreting Unit 4 Trench At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has begun concreting in the seawater piping trench for unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. The work has been on
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Fukushima Unit 4 100% Emptied Of All Fuel
As of Saturday evening JST, unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi has been emptied of all nuclear fuel. Workers had removed
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Fukushima Unit 4; 26 fuel assemblies left to go
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
1419 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. 114 assemblies left to move, with these being
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Details Of Fukushima Unit 4 Damaged Fuel Removal
TEPCO cites that they have removed the last of the damaged fuel from unit 4’s spent fuel pool. They provided
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All Spent Fuel Out Of Fukushima Daiichi 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
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 Daiichi Unit 4; 1298 Assemblies Removed
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
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
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 Unit 4 Fuel Removal Work Resumes Tomorrow
TEPCO is reporting that work to remove fuel from the unit 4 spent fuel pool will resume tomorrow. Removal work
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TEPCO Outlines Plan To Remove Damaged Fuel At Unit 4
TEPCO released a short handout this week that explains their plan for removing the damaged fuel at unit 4. One
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Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Fuel Removal Suspended For 3 Months
TEPCO announced that work to remove spent fuel from the unit 4 fuel pool will be suspended for 3 months.
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Fukushima Unit 4; 1122 Spent Fuel Assemblies Removed
There are 411 spent fuel assemblies left to remove from unit 4 at Fukushima Daiichi. 1122 have been removed as
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Some Spent Fuel From Fukushima Unit 4 To Be Sent To Unit 6
TEPCO is asking for permission to make an unusual change to the removal of spent fuel at unit 4. The
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4; 1078 Fuel Assemblies Removed
1078 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 and transferred to the common pool. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article would not
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Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4; 1034 Fuel Assemblies Removed
1034 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool to the common pool. There are 499
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Fukushima Unit 4; 968 Fuel Assemblies Removed
968 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool to the common pool. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article
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Fukushima Unit 4; 924 Fuel Assemblies Removed
924 fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool of unit 4 and placed into the common pool
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Fukushima Unit 4; 880 Fuel Assemblies Removed
880 fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 to the common pool as of Monday. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article would
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Inspection Shows Some More Damaged
TEPCO released a small selection of images of some of the fuel removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool.
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Fukushima Unit 4; 814 Spent Fuel Assemblies Removed
814 spent fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool of unit 4 to the common pool. Workers
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Removal Hits Half Way Mark
Don’t pop the champagne quite yet. Removal of spent fuel from the damaged unit 4 fuel pool has crossed the
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Fukushima Unit 4; 748 Fuel Assemblies Removed
Unit 4 has had 748 fuel assemblies removed to the common pool as of today. This article would not be
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Fukushima Unit 4; 704 Fuel Assemblies Removed
704 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool to the common pool as of this
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Fukushima Unit 4; 638 Fuel Assemblies Removed
638 spent fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool to the common pool as of
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Fukushima Unit 4; 594 Fuel Assemblies Removed
594 fuel assemblies have been removed to the common pool from unit 4’s spent fuel pool. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html This article
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Fukushima Unit 4; 550 Assemblies Removed
TEPCO has removed 550 assemblies from the spent fuel pool to the common pool as of March 31, 2014. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html
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Fukushima Unit 4 Crane Failure; Workers Left Parking Break On
Nikkei is reporting that the problem with the unit 4 overhead crane was discovered to be workers attempting to operate
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Fukushima Unit 4 Fuel Removal Delayed 1 Week Due To Crane Failure
The control mechanism for the overhead crane in the defueling building at Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 failed. TEPCO is reporting
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528 Fuel Assemblies Removed At Fukushima Unit 4
528 fuel assemblies have been moved to the common pool from unit 4’s spent fuel pool as of yesterday. This
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506 Fuel Assemblies Removed Fukushima Unit 4
506 fuel assemblies have been removed from the spent fuel pool at unit 4 to the common pool. This article
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Fukushima Unit 4; 462 Fuel Assemblies Removed
462 Fuel assemblies have been removed from unit 4 as of earlier this week. The assemblies were moved to the
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Fukushima 3rd Anniversary; Technical Report Unit 4
Unit 4 saw the completion of the defueling building. Since early in 2011 TEPCO has considered the removal of fuel
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418 Fuel Assemblies Removed At Fukushima Unit 4
Unit 4 has had a total of 418 fuel assemblies removed from the spent fuel pool to the common pool
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Fukushima Unit 4; 374 Fuel Assemblies Removed
374 fuel assemblies have been moved from unit 4’s spent fuel pool to the common pool as of this week.
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Fukushima Unit 4; 352 Fuel Assemblies Removed
TEPCO reports a total of 352 fuel assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool as of
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Damage Inside Fukushima Unit 4 Containment
Yomiuri has released a more detailed article after yanking an earlier version. Two Yomiuri reporters were allowed into unit 4’s
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Fukushima Unit 4; 308 Fuel Assemblies Removed
308 assemblies have been removed from the unit 4 spent fuel pool. The assemblies were transferred to the common pool
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