Typhoon Nanmadol To Hit Sendai Nuclear Plant
A historically strong category 5 hurricane is set to cross over the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Japan. The
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Cracked Condenser Pipes Found In Sendai Reactor
Workers at the Sendai nuclear plant have found cracked tubes in the condensers that allowed seawater to migrate into the
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Sendai Nuclear Plant Could Be Hit By Typhoon Goni
The weather predictions for Typhoon Goni have it making a direct hit on the Sendai nuclear plant around Monday. It
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Sendai Reactor Has Condenser Malfunction, Volcano Risk Increases
The only operating reactor in Japan has developed a problem with its condenser system. Detection of conductivity was found in
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Sendai Prepares To Restart Amid Protests And Concerns
UPDATE: AP has reported that Sendai has restarted. One of the reactors at Sendai nuclear plant prepares to restart Tuesday
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Sendai Restart Now Planned For Tuesday
NHK is reporting that the first reactor restart in Japan is now planned for Tuesday. Control rod tests are planned
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Sendai Reactor May Restart August 10th
NHK is reporting that Sendai nuclear plant may restart as early as August 10th. This also happens to be around
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Sendai Nears Restart, Mihama May Be Down For Good
Workers began installing fuel in the unit 1 reactor at the Sendai nuclear plant in Japan last week. They expect
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Sendai Nuclear Plant Restart Rescheduled As Inspections Fall Behind
The potential restart of the Sendai nuclear plant has now been pushed back to mid-August at the earliest. JAIF is
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Sendai Nuclear Plant Closer To Restart And What Might Stop It
The local city council of Satsuma-sendai approved the restart of the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima prefecture. 19 members approved,
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Eruption Warnings At Volcano Near Sendai Nuclear Plant
Warnings for a minor eruption at one of the five volcanoes near the Sendai nuclear plant were sent out. The
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Abe Approves Of Non Existent Evacuations Plans For Sendai
Prime minister Abe said that he approves of the evacuation plans around the Sendai nuclear plant and that he considers
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Sendai May Get Restart Approval, Who Has Potential To Restart
Japan’s NRA is expected to give restart approval for the Sendai nuclear plant this week. The reactors still would not
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The Real Risks At Sendai
The Sendai nuclear power plant located in Kagoshima Japan has been selected as the one Japanese authorities would focus on
Read more7.3 Quake In Sendai; Round Up Of Key Information & Daiichi Reports
UPDATE: 3:45am GMT Dec 8th; USGS scientists say this may be part of the aftershocks from the March 2011 big
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SimplyInfo.org: Nuclear News Roundup 11.5.23
Nuclear news and events from recent weeks. On November 2nd the 3rd release of treated radioactive water began at
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Japan’s Nuclear Safety Rules Found To Be Flawed
A Japanese court found that Japan’s nuclear regulator’s decision to allow the Oi nuclear plant to restart was unreasonable and
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SimplyInfo.org; A Fukushima Update 10.10.19
We round up recent news from Fukushima Daiichi and related events. TEPCO has continued to delay the completion of a
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SimplyInfo.org Report: Fukushima Microparticles, An Unrecognized Threat
In the years since the initial disaster there have been disparities between the official radiation exposure estimates and the subsequent
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8 Japan Nuclear Reactors At High Risk Of Volcano Damage, NRA Confirms
We outlined concerns about this back in 2014. It started with the Sendai nuclear reactors and their risk for damage
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7.3 Quake Plus Tsunami Hit Fukushima Daiichi, Daini
Update 5: JMA says there could be additional strong quakes. This quake is an aftershock of the 2011 quake Update
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A Fukushima Update; September 7, 2016
A number of individual events have taken place related to the disaster. They are worth noting but didn’t warrant their
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Typhoon Lionrock Targets Fukushima Daiichi
Typhoon Lionrock has strengthened and changed course. Current predictions as of today shows it hitting the Tohoku coast as a
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Japan’s Nuclear Industry Takes Two Major Hits
Just this week, Japan’s nuclear industry has seen two major hits to the restart plans. Anti-nuclear advocate Satoshi Mitazono was elected
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Kyushu Earthquakes Expose Unaddressed Nuclear Reactor Risks
The Kyushu region of Japan has been hit by a series of major earthquakes and aftershocks since late last week.
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Two Days Of Earthquakes Near Japan’s Operating Reactors
UPDATE: Mt. Aso near the fault line generating these earthquakes has had a small eruption. Strong earthquakes have been hitting
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A Fukushima Evacuee’s Story; Who Represents Us?
We try to present the first hand experience of those impacted by the Fukushima disaster whenever possible. Those who have
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Fukushima Contamination Found In Tap Water; New Report
The report for July to September of 2015 again found traces of Fukushima contamination in tap water in certain cities
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Municipal Drinking Water In Japan Still Show Traces Of Fukushima Contamination
A recent Health Ministry report showed that a number of Japanese cities were still finding traces of Fukushima related contamination
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Sakurajima Alert Raised To 5, Other Signs Of Possible Eruption
UPDATE: Volcanic gas found bubbling up in the water 5km from the volcano. Image of the eruptions below from FNN.
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Japan NRA Begins Restart Checks On Reactor Under Court Injunction Not To Run
NRA is doing pre-restart inspections on Takahama unit 3, even after the potential restart of the reactor was blocked by
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Japan First Restarted Reactor Now Under Volcano Threat
Scientists have tried to warn Japan’s NRA and other decision makers of the high risk for volcano danger to impact
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This Week’s Japanese Nuclear Industry Scandals
As Japan’s current government tries to force through reactor restarts, the process is running into some harsh reality. The NRA
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Japan’s Nuclear Restarts; BWR Restart Following Extended Shutdown Report
BWR RESTART FOLLOWING EXTENDED SHUTDOWN By Dean Wilkie All of the reactors in Japan were shut down subsequent to the
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Japan Plans To Restart Reactors Surrounded By Active Volcanoes
Japan’s NRA has given the go ahead to restart two reactors at the Sendai nuclear plant. A recent court decision
Read moreScientists Think Mega Quake May Hit Kyushu Region Soon
Scientists in Japan released a new study that indicates that a mega quake could hit the Kyushu region of Japan
Read moreSimplyInfo.org; Fukushima News For A Monday (April 27, 2015)
A couple of stories came out over the last week or so that were worth mentioning. Toshiba showed off their
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Japan Court Blocks Takahama Nuclear Plant Restart
One of the nuclear plants favored for an early restart has been barred by the courts. The reactors at the
Read moreSimplyInfo.org Fukushima & Nuclear News Roundup, Jan 26, 2015
Kagoshima residents drop restart lawsuit on the Sendai nuclear plant after power company threatens harassment lawsuit http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/01/18/national/some-residents-drop-petition-to-halt-restart-of-sendai-reactors-in-kagoshima/#.VL0k9EfF_Cs TEPCO blames increase
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The Ongoing Human Impact From Fukushima Daiichi
A number of events have transpired in the last week as the disaster continues to evolve even years later. The
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