Fukushima Daiichi Frozen Wall Section Fails
A section of the frozen wall at Fukushima Daiichi has melted. The portion south of unit 4 has had problems
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Proves Partially Effective
TEPCO has reported on the frozen wall nine months after Japan’s nuclear regulator expressed skepticism about the wall’s effectiveness. Japan’s
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Experiences New Problems
Certain sections of the frozen wall have been degrading since January. The two end sections and certain portions of the
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Progress 2017
This map of the frozen wall, published January 17th shows the current status of the project. Most of the sea
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Frozen Wall Failures Signal Drastic Changes at Fukushima Daiichi
Recent meetings that included TEPCO and Japan’s NRA debated the impact of the frozen wall on groundwater levels at the
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Update; October 4, 2016
TEPCO published a new report on the frozen wall dated September 29. TEPCO states that they have frozen 95 percent
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Sees Small Progress From Concrete Addition
The newest frozen wall report documented the process of injecting concrete into the areas experiencing freezing problems along the sea
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Report For June 23 2016
Another update to the frozen wall was released. The new report shows some minor changes. The unit 1 section continues
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Progress Report – June 22
TEPCO injected cement near parts of section 1 of the frozen wall on June 8. South sections of the frozen
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Progress And Failures
The frozen wall at Fukushima Daiichi has seen some minor progress amid ongoing problems with freezing portions of the wall.
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Possible Causes Of Fukushima Frozen Wall Failures
TEPCO reported last week that roughly 10% of the frozen wall is not working. Currently only certain sections are being
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Appears To Make Progress
NHK reports that the frozen wall at Fukushima Daiichi is making progress. They cite that 80% of the 6000 monitoring
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Not Solid, What You Need To Know
Last week TEPCO admitted that the frozen wall would not fully contain groundwater flowing through the plant. Original estimates of
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TEPCO Starts Frozen Wall, What You Need To Know
Full operation of the frozen wall at Fukushima Daiichi has begun. The entire process should take about 8 months to
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TEPCO And NRA Agree On Fukushima Frozen Wall Plan
TEPCO and NRA have come to an agreement to being operation of the frozen wall. TEPCO wanted to freeze the
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Fukushima Daiichi Frozen Wall Controversy Hits Stalemate
The NRA in Japan has put a stop to implementation of the frozen wall. Our ongoing reporting on the frozen
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Fukushima Daiichi Frozen Wall Begins Freezing Operations
TEPCO’s contractors have begun the process of freezing the completed sections of the frozen wall. Blocks 1-8 are currently in
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Frozen Wall Delayed As More Concreting At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO announced a two week delay in work to install a frozen underground wall around the leaking reactors at Fukushima
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TEPCO Will Not Meet Frozen Wall Deadline At Fukushima Daiichi
TEPCO has disclosed that they will not meet a deadline to have a portion of the frozen wall project done
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Problem Claimed To Be Trickle Of Water
TEPCO is claiming a small water flow of 2 milliliters per minute is causing the frozen wall installation in cable
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Frozen Wall Installation Begins By Unit 1
Work has begun to install the frozen wall around the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. The first section to be done
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Fukushima Daiichi Frozen Wall Install Begins Monday
Now that the NRA has approved the frozen walls around the reactor buildings at Fukushima Daiichi, construction will start on
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Fukushima Frozen Wall Scandal
The Japanese government began funding this project after it was discovered TEPCO had realized the need, yet hid the problem
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TEPCO Releases More Details About Frozen Wall
TEPCO released a short video (in Japanese) giving more information about the test run of the frozen wall technology. The
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Testing On Frozen Wall At Fukushima Daiichi Is Underway
Work has begun to test the frozen underground wall concept at Fukushima Daiichi. A test section was frozen including the
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Unit 1’s Groundwater Leak & Starting The Frozen Wall Begins Soon
TEPCO released information about at least one of the groundwater leaks. This one into the unit 1 turbine building basement.
Read moreFukushima Daiichi To Get Frozen Wall To Contain Reactors
The Japanese government is poised to order TEPCO to implement a plan to install an underground frozen wall system around
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How The Fukushima Daiichi Sea Wall Was Damaged
TEPCO announced last week that the steel and concrete sea wall they installed and recently closed the last section of
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Groundwater Pressure At Fukushima Daiichi Damages Steel Wall
TEPCO recently closed the last section of the steel and concrete sea wall built to prevent contaminated groundwater from flowing
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Last Of Fukushima Daiichi Steel Wall Closed
The last portion of the steel piling wall installed in the sea front of Fukushima Daiichi has been closed. On
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TEPCO To Finish Closing Sea Wall By End Of October
TEPCO announced the timeline to close the steel piling sea wall. This wall has been under construction for years. An
Read moreFukushima Power System Failure Takes Down Ice Wall & Nitrogen Injection
The power system to operate the freezing of the ice wall and also the nitrogen interting system for the damaged
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First Implementation Of Ice Wall Will Allow Emptying Of Highly Contaminated Trench Water
NHK reports that the test operation of the ice wall technology done earlier in December will enable them to isolate
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Fukushima Ice Wall “We Can’t Assume It Will Work”
Der Speigel speaking with two experts in Germany about the frozen wall idea being planned for Fukushima Daiichi, did not
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SimplyInfo.org Annual Report; Plant Facilities
This is one section of our annual report, the full report can be found here. We will be posting a
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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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Fukushima Daiichi Floods, Shows Lack Of Preparedness
News reports indicated that groundwater at Fukushima Daiichi had risen so high it broke the surface and flowed into the
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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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Fukushima Unit 1 Discharge Canal Has Record Contaminated Water Spike
Contamination levels rose again in the unit 1 discharge canal near the reactor building. Our records show this may have
Read moreFukushima Contaminated Water
TEPCO has undertaken a number of efforts to try to control contaminated water at the site. These have had mixed
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