Fukushima Unit 2 Wall Removal Begins
Work has begun to remove a section of wall from the unit 2 reactor building. This is the same area
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Work has begun to remove a section of wall from the unit 2 reactor building. This is the same area
Read moreWhere: Nihonmatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture When: January 2017 to February 2018 This was brought to our attention that some unusual
Read moreCertain sections of the frozen wall have been degrading since January. The two end sections and certain portions of the
Read moreA TEPCO official admitted as part of his testimony in the criminal negligence trial of TEPCO execs that they did
Read moreTestimony in the ongoing criminal negligence trial of TEPCO executives revealed that efforts to build a tsunami wall at Fukushima
Read moreTEPCO and the associated research & decommissioning authorities recently published a new report outlining the effort to collect the remains
Read moreTEPCO published a handout covering the recent worker training for a rather low tech system to refill unit 3’s spent
Read moreThe Southwest Research Insititute (SwRI) and University of Pennsylvania’s robotics lab claim they have a drone capable of operating inside
Read moreOur annual report on the Fukushima disaster is now available. Read it here via the embedded reader (below) or read
Read moreOur research team has reviewed the limited information provided by after the most recent inspection of unit 2. While the
Read moreLast week another inspection was conducted inside unit 2 at Fukushima Daiichi. This new work looked inside the reactor pedestal
Read moreThe scope inspection of unit 2 will take place Friday. TEPCO is planning one day for this work. The scope
Read moreTEPCO and IRID announced that a new inspection scope has been developed to look into the unit 2 containment pedestal
Read moreTEPCO released additional information related to the pedestal area inspection inside unit 3. Among this new data was some unexpected
Read moreThe plan itself made news as yet another half baked business idea trying to attract attention a few years back.
Read moreA group of businesses and doctors from Fukushima prefecture are suing GE in US court over the negligence of their
Read moreTEPCO recently presented a pump truck concept to Japan’s nuclear regulator (NRA). The company is trying to use this concept
Read moreThe new interim storage site designated for longer term storage of radioactive contaminated soil near Fukushima Daiichi has opened for
Read moreA group of newspapers and investigative journalists published a groundbreaking investigation in to tax avoidance schemes of the rich and
Read moreA data falsification scandal hit Japan’s Kobe Steel in recent weeks. The company admitted widespread falsification of data related to
Read moreThis is a continuing report on the new findings for the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi from the recent NDF Conference.
Read moreTEPCO and the decommissioning authorities have reported on the ongoing delays at Fukushima Daiichi. As we reviewed these reports we
Read moreA number of individual events have taken place recently. We review them here. Communities rebuilding after the 3-11 earthquake have
Read moreWe outlined concerns about this back in 2014. It started with the Sendai nuclear reactors and their risk for damage
Read moreThe power company and staff that operates a nuclear plant in Texas, recently hit by hurricane Harvey claimed the site
Read moreGE may finally be sued for their role in the 2011 Fukushima Disaster. A second lawsuit filed in the US
Read moreNDF (Nuclear Decommissioning Fukushima) has published a draft report that outlines the plan for decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi. The plan solidifies
Read moreThis is a continuing report on the new findings for the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi from the recent NDF Conference.
Read moreThe Nuclear Decommissioning Facilitation Corp (NDF) held their annual meeting recently. Presentations by various experts and those involved with the
Read moreTEPCO released two videos days after inspections inside unit 3 took place. These videos along with the related still images
Read moreTEPCO has revised earlier radiation readings for unit 2’s containment inspection done earlier in 2017. They claimed a set of
Read moreTEPCO announced late Friday the preliminary results of the unit 3 reactor muon scan. The muon scan is capable of
Read moreDay 3 of the inspections inside the unit 3 pedestal have been concluded. TEPCO did not report if the ROV
Read moreTEPCO has announced that they have found what they believe is fuel residues inside the pedestal area of unit 3.
Read moreTEPCO announced that the containment inspections for unit 3 will start today. This will include a more direct inspection than
Read moreThe decommissioning authority (NDF) for Fukushima Daiichi has confirmed they will likely use a method to attempt to remove melted
Read moreThe trial of three key TEPCO executives who were in charge during the Fukushima disaster began this week. The three
Read moreThe notorious H4 tank farm at Fukushima Daiichi has been completely removed. TEPCO mentions that this included some soil remediation
Read moreA storage tunnel at the Hanford National Lab collapsed Tuesday. This tunnel was built in the 1950’s and was used
Read moreInvestigations of the unit 1 refueling floor area took place between November 2016 and February 2017. This area has been
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