Muon Scan Finds No Fuel In Fukushima Unit 1 Reactor Vessel
TEPCO published the results of the muon scan done by IRID and their cooperating partners. No fuel was found in
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Fukushima Unit 1 To Begin Muon Scan In February
Work to install the muon scanners at Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 should be underway by February 2015. A number of
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New Fukushima Unit 1 Inspection; What You Need To Know
The long planned, next phase of inspection work inside unit 1 has finally been unveiled to the public. The plan
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Fukushima Unit 1 Upcoming Inspection; What You Need To Know
TEPCO and the various entities tasked with dealing with the disaster clean up at Fukushima Daiichi have announced details of
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Experts Tell All On Fukushima Unit 1
The Nuclear Decommissioning Facilitation Corp (NDF) held their annual meeting recently. Presentations by various experts and those involved with the
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New Plan To Inspect Fukushima Unit 1 Unveiled
IRID has published a new plan to complete phase 2 of the robot containment inspection of unit 1 at Fukushima
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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 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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Fukushima Unit 1 Containment Inspection To Begin In April
AP is reporting that Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 will get the first of three anticipated containment inspections in early April
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Muon Scans Begin At Fukushima Daiichi
Muon scans have begun at Fukushima Daiichi for the unit 1 reactor. The set of three self contained boxes has
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Muon Detection Tests Begin In Japan Towards Fuel Detection at Fukushima Daiichi
A sample testing box set was tested at JAEA’s Tokai reactor in late July. The tests helped them come up
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SimplyInfo.org: Unit 2 Fuel Debris Report
New information has been released by TEPCO on unit 2’s missing fuel. This provides significant new clues to the meltdown
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SimplyInfo.org: Fukushima Reactors Face More Setbacks
TEPCO and the decommissioning authorities have reported on the ongoing delays at Fukushima Daiichi. As we reviewed these reports we
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Fukushima Daiichi Decommissioning Takes A Horrible Turn
NHK reports that the decommissioning authority in charge of dealing with the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster is now considering
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TEPCO’s Two Tales About Fukushima Missing Melted Fuel
Fukushima Daiichi decommissioning chief, Naohiro Masuda spoke with Australia ABC TV this week about where the melted fuel is. Masuda
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Fukushima Melted Fuel Removal Process Being Reconsidered
The Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation is reconsidering the approach to be used for removing melted fuel at Fukushima Daiichi. The early
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SimplyInfo.org Fukushima Disaster Four Year Report
It has been four years since the massive triple disaster struck Japan. In some ways much has changed, in others,
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IRID Part 5; Fuel Debris Research
The current working plan is still to try to plug leaks via the torus and torus room, flood containment and
Read moreTEPCO Needs To Disclose Melted Fuel Locations
TEPCO released some rather rosy estimations of the meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi back in November 2011. These estimations at the
Read moreFukushima Year 2; Part 1
Our review of the second year’s events surrounding the 3-11 disaster is broken into three parts. The first part covers
Read moreFukushima 2012; Year In Review
2012 brought considerable progress in attempts to understand the disaster at Daiichi. We saw the first grainy peek into unit
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